TYSON FOODS, INC., DBA RIVER VALLEY ANIMAL FOODS
7500 TYSON ROAD, TEXARKANA, AR 71854 · NAICS 311613 Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing
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Jun 23, 2011#123448672Jun 23, 2011Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Health#123448672$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #123448672
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 23, 2011
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 23, 2011
- Closed
- Jun 24, 2011
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 100
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 7500 Tyson Road, Texarkana, AR 71854
- Industry
- 311613 Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Oct 10, 2003#307100172Oct 10, 2003FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#307100172$195,00025 viol.25 violations$195,000 in penalties
Inspection #307100172
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 10, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 9, 2004
- Contested
- Apr 30, 2004
- Final Order
- Jan 20, 2010
- Closed
- Oct 5, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Yes
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 98
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 25
- Violation Types
- 17 serious, 4 willful, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $436,000
- Penalties on Record
- $195,000
- Site Address
- 7500 Tyson Road, Texarkana, AR 71854
- Industry
- 311613 Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
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.
One employee killed and other iinjured by hydrogen sulfide
Chemical Exposure Sampling1 substance sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen Sulfide | 8 | 0 - 22.78 | ppm |
Violations
Violation list (25 of 25 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01006A | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 D01 | Serious | 1 | 13 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Apr 28, 2004 | Apr 30, 2004 | Jan 20, 2010 |
| 01007 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 D01 III | Serious | 1 | 13 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Apr 28, 2004 | Apr 30, 2004 | Jan 20, 2010 |
| 01011 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 H02 IIA | Serious | 1 | 6 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Apr 16, 2004 | Apr 30, 2004 | Jan 20, 2010 |
| 01012 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 B | Serious | 1 | 2 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Apr 28, 2004 | Apr 30, 2004 | Jan 20, 2010 |
| 01013A | 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q01 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Apr 28, 2004 | Apr 30, 2004 | Jan 20, 2010 |
| 01013B | 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q03 IV | Serious | 1 | 5 | $7,000 | $0 | Apr 16, 2004 | Apr 30, 2004 | Jan 20, 2010 |
| 01013C | 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q03 V | Serious | 1 | 5 | $7,000 | $0 | Apr 16, 2004 | Apr 30, 2004 | Jan 20, 2010 |
| 01013D | 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q03 IX | Serious | 1 | 5 | $7,000 | $0 | Apr 16, 2004 | Apr 30, 2004 | Jan 20, 2010 |
| 01013E | 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q06 | Serious | 1 | 6 | $7,000 | $0 | Apr 28, 2004 | Apr 30, 2004 | Jan 20, 2010 |
| 01014 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 D02 | Other | 1 | 13 | $0 | $2,000 | Apr 28, 2004 | Apr 30, 2004 | Jan 20, 2010 |
| 01015 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E06 I | Other | 1 | 6 | $7,000 | $2,000 | Apr 28, 2004 | Apr 30, 2004 | Jan 20, 2010 |
| 01016A | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F01 | Serious | 1 | 8 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Apr 28, 2004 | Apr 30, 2004 | Jan 20, 2010 |
| 01016B | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 G01 IA | Serious | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | $0 | Apr 21, 2004 | Apr 30, 2004 | Jan 20, 2010 |
| 02002A | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | Serious | 1 | 13 | $70,000 | $7,000 | Apr 28, 2004 | Apr 30, 2004 | Jan 20, 2010 |
| 02002B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E04 | Serious | 1 | 13 | $0 | $0 | Apr 28, 2004 | Apr 30, 2004 | Jan 20, 2010 |
| 02003A | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 I | Serious | 1 | 13 | $70,000 | $7,000 | Apr 16, 2004 | Apr 30, 2004 | Jan 20, 2010 |
| 02003B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 II | Serious | 1 | 13 | $0 | $0 | Apr 16, 2004 | Apr 30, 2004 | Jan 20, 2010 |
| 02006 | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 B02 | Serious | 1 | 9 | $70,000 | $7,000 | Apr 21, 2004 | Apr 30, 2004 | Jan 20, 2010 |
| 02007 | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 E | Willful | 1 | 9 | $0 | $50,000 | Apr 28, 2004 | Apr 30, 2004 | Jan 20, 2010 |
| 02008 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 A02 | Serious | 1 | 9 | $0 | $7,000 | Apr 16, 2004 | Apr 30, 2004 | Jan 20, 2010 |
| 02009A | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H03I | Willful | 1 | 13 | $70,000 | $70,000 | Apr 28, 2004 | Apr 30, 2004 | Jan 20, 2010 |
| 02009B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H03 II | Willful | 1 | 13 | $0 | $0 | Apr 28, 2004 | Apr 30, 2004 | Jan 20, 2010 |
| 02009C | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H03 III | Willful | 1 | 13 | $70,000 | $0 | Apr 28, 2004 | Apr 30, 2004 | Jan 20, 2010 |
| 03001 | 1904.29 Forms OSHA citation code: 19040029 B01 | Other | 1 | 13 | $1,000 | $500 | Apr 16, 2004 | Apr 30, 2004 | Jan 20, 2010 |
| 03002 | 1904.29 Forms OSHA citation code: 19040029 B02 | Other | 1 | 13 | $1,000 | $500 | Apr 16, 2004 | Apr 30, 2004 | Jan 20, 2010 |
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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.
Source: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).
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
Chemical exposure sampling
Industry comparison
Food Manufacturing, 24,362 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: rendering and meat byproduct processing reported 3.8 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 12.3%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source