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TYSON POULTRY INC.

600 NORTH BERRY STREET, SPRINGDALE, AR, 72764
Operated by Tyson Foods Inc · 1 of 576 establishments
311615Poultry Processing
EIN 710815087

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OSHA inspections
3
over 11 years
Violations
1
$4,000 in penalties
Penalties
$4,000
$4,000 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

TYSON POULTRY INC. has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 3 inspections over 11 years of recorded history, with $4,000 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 28th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 83 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 56th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

TYSON POULTRY INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
3
0.3 / yr · last 11 yrs
Violations
1
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$4,000
$4,000 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 3
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 3

33% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Peer comparison

28th

Below average violations in NAICS 3116 within AR. Peer group: 83 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
45th
peer median: $5,300
Inspection frequency
56th
peer median: 2

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.

DART rate
3.3
vs industry
+1.9
TRIR
6.7
vs industry
+4.3

Reported for 24 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

Industry avg TRIR
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
6.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
1
Referral
1

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) · Sep 2020 – Jul 2023

Reports
6
Hospitalizations
3
Amputations
3
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Jul 6, 2023Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Mar 3, 2023Other fall to lower level, unspecifiedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Hospitalized
Feb 6, 2023Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFingertip(s)Hospitalized
Sep 19, 2022Struck against moving part of machinery or equipmentFingertip(s)Amputation
Oct 27, 2020Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningHand(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Sep 14, 2020Struck against moving part of machinery or equipmentFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jul 5, 2020Infectious DiseaseFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
3 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 POULTRY INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TYSON POULTRY INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for TYSON POULTRY INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for TYSON POULTRY INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for TYSON POULTRY INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$2.5M
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Environmental

First case: 2018-03-06. Most recent: 2018-03-06. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-02-08Referral0$0
2020-07-06Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2015-01-08Planned11$4,000

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

TYSON POULTRY INC. is one of 576 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 576 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TYSON POULTRY 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 576 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is TYSON POULTRY INC.'s OSHA violation history?
TYSON POULTRY INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $4,000 in total penalties.
How does TYSON POULTRY INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
TYSON POULTRY INC. operates in the poultry processing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. TYSON POULTRY INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.34 compared to an industry average of 1.4.
Has TYSON POULTRY INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving TYSON POULTRY INC..