TYSON FRESH MEATS INC.
16198 HWY 70 NORTH, COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA 52738 · NAICS 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
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Inspection records
Jul 10, 2025#348368929Jul 10, 2025Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#348368929$10,6411 viol.1 violation$10,641 in penalties
Inspection #348368929
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 10, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 4, 2025
- Final Order
- Nov 20, 2025
- Closed
- May 6, 2026
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,200
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $10,641
- Penalties on Record
- $10,641
- Site Address
- 16198 Hwy 70 North, Columbus Junction, IA 52738
- 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II | Other | 1 | 1 | $10,641 | $10,641 | Nov 26, 2025 | - | Nov 20, 2025 |
Jun 3, 2024#347522948Jun 3, 2024Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Health#347522948$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #347522948
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 3, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 15, 2024
- Closed
- Nov 19, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,400
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 16198 Hwy 70 North, Columbus Junction, IA 52738
- 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.
Oct 31, 2022#346322548Oct 31, 2022Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#346322548$1,0001 viol.1 violation$1,000 in penalties
Inspection #346322548
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 31, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 17, 2023
- Final Order
- May 23, 2023
- Closed
- Aug 10, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,200
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $14,502
- Penalties on Record
- $1,000
- Site Address
- 16198 Iowa 70, Columbus Junction, IA 52738
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 F04 | Other | 1 | 1 | $14,502 | $1,000 | Jul 31, 2023 | - | May 23, 2023 |
Sep 1, 2020#344908900Sep 1, 2020Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#344908900$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #344908900
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 1, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 1, 2020
- Closed
- Dec 14, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,400
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 16198 Hwy 70 North, Columbus Junction, IA 52738
- 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.
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 amputates fingertip while using bandsaw
Apr 30, 2020#344739099Apr 30, 2020Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#344739099$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #344739099
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 30, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 30, 2020
- Closed
- Jun 16, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,300
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 16198 Highway 70 North P.o. Box 272, Columbus Junction, IA 52738
- 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.
Jul 19, 2017#342596251Jul 19, 2017Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#342596251$2,9751 viol.1 violation$2,975 in penalties
Inspection #342596251
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 19, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 16, 2017
- Contested
- Dec 14, 2017
- Final Order
- Feb 19, 2018
- Closed
- Mar 8, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,200
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,975
- Penalties on Record
- $2,975
- Site Address
- 16198 Highway 70 North P.o. Box 272, Columbus Junction, IA 52738
- 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.
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 is struck by forklift and fractures leg
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L04 II | Other | 1 | 20 | $2,975 | $2,975 | Jan 16, 2018 | Dec 14, 2017 | Feb 19, 2018 |
Jun 8, 2016#341533784Jun 8, 2016Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#341533784$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #341533784
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 8, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 8, 2016
- Closed
- Aug 30, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,100
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 16198 Highway 70 North P.o. Box 272, Columbus Junction, IA 52738
- 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.
May 28, 2015#340668169May 28, 2015Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#340668169$8001 viol.1 violation$800 in penalties
Inspection #340668169
Dates
- Opened
- May 28, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- May 28, 2015
- Contested
- Aug 19, 2015
- Final Order
- Nov 20, 2015
- Closed
- Dec 21, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,200
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,300
- Penalties on Record
- $800
- Site Address
- 16198 Hwy 70, Columbus Junction, IA 52738
- 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 3 | $1,300 | $800 | Dec 12, 2015 | Aug 19, 2015 | Nov 20, 2015 |
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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.
8 inspections, 2015 to 2025. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Food Manufacturing, 23,611 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: animal (except poultry) slaughtering reported 4.0 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 3.1%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source