Establishment profile
TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.
1500 S. PLUM CREEK PARKWAY, LEXINGTON, NE, 68850
Operated by Tyson Foods Inc · 1 of 577 establishments
311612 — Meat Processed from Carcasses
EIN 710857514
Summary
TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC. has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 22 years of recorded history, with $48,875 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 74th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 134 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 89th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
44% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 10 distinct standards shown · 10 citations in this view · $48,875 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 II | 1 | 1 | $25,745 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0332 B02 | 1 | 1 | $4,180 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 D01 III | 1 | 1 | $3,625 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $3,300 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | $3,300 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J06 II | 1 | 1 | $3,025 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J04 III | 1 | 1 | $3,025 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | $1,700 | Jan 2008 | Jan 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $975 | May 2004 | May 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1020 E01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2008 | Jan 2008 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Above average violations in NAICS 3116 within NE. Peer group: 134 employers. This establishment has 10 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 3,813 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Nov 2015
Most frequent event: Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2015 | Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c. | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in NE — for Tyson Foods Inc, not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Tyson Foods Inc locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 5 cases · 5 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-CA-274637 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2021 | Aug 2021 | Closed | Region 14, Saint Louis, Missouri |
| 14-CA-231705 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2018 | Jan 2019 | Closed | Region 14, Saint Louis, Missouri |
| 14-CA-217186 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2018 | May 2018 | Closed | Region 14, Saint Louis, Missouri |
| 14-CA-203238 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2017 | Dec 2017 | Closed | Region 14, Saint Louis, Missouri |
| 14-CA-098612 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2013 | Apr 2013 | Closed | Region 14, Saint Louis, Missouri |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC 1500 PLUM CREEK PKY · LEXINGTON, NE, 68850 | AirWaterRCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 6 | 0 | — | Aug 2025 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-28 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2013-06-12 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-01-26 | Planned | 4 | 4 | $35,420 | |
| 2011-01-25 | Planned | 3 | 2 | $10,780 | |
| 2010-07-06 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2007-11-26 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $1,700 | |
| 2007-11-26 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2004-04-06 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2004-04-06 | Planned | 1 | — | $975 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC. is one of 577 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Tyson Foods Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Tyson Foods Inc across all 577 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in meat processed from carcasses within NE, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONNEBRASKA CITY — 3 federal enforcement records
- GREATER OMAHA PACKING COMPANY, INC.OMAHA — 3 federal enforcement records
- CARNECO FOODS LLCCOLUMBUS — 2 federal enforcement records
- SMITHFIELD PACKAGED MEATS CORP.LINCOLN — 2 federal enforcement records
- SMITHFIELD FOODSLINCOLN — 2 federal enforcement records
- CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONCOLUMBUS — 2 federal enforcement records
- FREMONT BEEF CO.FREMONT — 2 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS, INC.MADISON — 2 federal enforcement records
- SKYLARK MEATS, LLCOMAHA — 2 federal enforcement records
- FARMLAND FOODS, INCLINCOLN — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Tyson Foods Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- TYSON FOODS, INC.VIENNA, GA — 4 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS, INC.BLOUNTSVILLE, AL — 3 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS, INCDEXTER, MO — 3 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS, INC.NASHVILLE, AR — 3 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.HOLCOMB, KS — 3 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FRESH MEATS INCWALLULA, WA — 3 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS, INC.FOREST, MS — 3 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.HILLSDALE, IL — 3 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS INC.MONETT, MO — 3 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS, INC.DAKOTA CITY, NE — 3 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Tyson Foods Inc locationsParent rollup
- Meat Processed from CarcassesAll employers in this industry
- Employers in NEState-wide enforcement data
- Meat Processed from in NEIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Tyson Foods Inc, which operates 577 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC. has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $48,875 in total penalties.
- How does TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC. operates in the meat processed from carcasses industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 15.22 compared to an industry average of 2.7.