TYSON FOODS, INC.
5112 DAKOTA AVE, DAKOTA CITY, NE 68731 · NAICS 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
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Inspection records
May 5, 2026#348921099May 5, 2026Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#348921099$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #348921099
Dates
- Opened
- May 5, 2026
- Closing Conference Date
- May 6, 2026
- Closed
- Aug 28, 2026
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 4,568
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1131 Dakota Ave., Dakota City, NE 68731
- Industry
- 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Dec 11, 2025#348642497Dec 11, 2025Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#348642497$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #348642497
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 11, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 22, 2026
- Closed
- Jan 29, 2026
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 25,000
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1131 Dakota Ave, Dakota City, NE 68731
- Industry
- 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Aug 12, 2025#348436155Aug 12, 2025Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#348436155$14,2762 viol.2 violations$14,276 in penalties
Inspection #348436155
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 12, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 13, 2025
- Final Order
- Mar 2, 2026
- Closed
- May 8, 2026
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 12
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $17,845
- Penalties on Record
- $14,276
- Site Address
- 5112 Dakota Ave, Dakota City, NE 68731
- Industry
- 332999 All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 B | Serious | 1 | 5 | $8,199 | $6,559 | - | Mar 2, 2026 | |
| 01002 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 B01 II | Other | 1 | 5 | $9,646 | $7,717 | - | Mar 2, 2026 |
Jun 10, 2025#348305673Jun 10, 2025Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#348305673$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #348305673
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 10, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 10, 2025
- Closed
- Nov 19, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 4,200
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1131 Dakota Ave, Dakota City, NE 68731
- Industry
- 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Mar 6, 2025#348088311Mar 6, 2025Programmed Related (I) · Partial scope, Safety#348088311$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #348088311
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 6, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 7, 2025
- Closed
- Jul 14, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 3,880
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5200 Dakota Ave, Dakota City, NE 68731
- Industry
- 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Programmed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a programmed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Aug 27, 2024#347719056Aug 27, 2024Referral (C) · Complete scope, Safety#347719056$17,6303 viol.3 violations$17,630 in penalties
Inspection #347719056
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 27, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 28, 2024
- Final Order
- Nov 21, 2024
- Closed
- Dec 12, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3,880
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $17,630
- Penalties on Record
- $17,630
- Site Address
- 5200 Dakota Ave, Dakota City, NE 68731
- Industry
- 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.28 Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19100028 B11 II | Other | 1 | 3 | $9,795 | $9,795 | - | Nov 21, 2024 | |
| 01002A | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04 | Other | 1 | 2 | $7,835 | $7,835 | - | Nov 21, 2024 | |
| 01002B | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | - | Nov 21, 2024 |
May 7, 2020#344743299May 7, 2020FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, HealthFatality#344743299$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #344743299
Dates
- Opened
- May 7, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- May 7, 2020
- Closed
- Jan 19, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 4,400
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5200 Dakota Ave., Dakota City, NE 68731
- Industry
- 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee with covid-19 infection dies
May 5, 2020#344741129May 5, 2020FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, HealthFatality#344741129$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #344741129
Dates
- Opened
- May 5, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- May 5, 2020
- Closed
- Jan 19, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 4,400
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5200 Dakota Ave., Dakota City, NE 68731
- Industry
- 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee with covid-19 infection dies
Apr 22, 2020#344729256Apr 22, 2020FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, HealthFatality#344729256$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #344729256
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 22, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 3, 2020
- Closed
- Jan 19, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 4,400
- Related Activity
- 1 referral, 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5200 Dakota Ave., Dakota City, NE 68731
- Industry
- 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee with covid-19 infection dies
Apr 10, 2019#343920740Apr 10, 2019Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#343920740$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #343920740
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 10, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 10, 2019
- Closed
- Apr 12, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 4,500
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1131 Dakota Ave, Dakota City, NE 68731
- Industry
- 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Food Manufacturing, 24,362 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.