TYSON FOODS, INC.
1500 S. PLUM CREEK PARKWAY, LEXINGTON, NE 68850 · NAICS 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
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Inspection records
Jul 9, 2024#347603870Jul 9, 2024Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#347603870$16,1311 viol.1 violation$16,131 in penalties
Inspection #347603870
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 9, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 9, 2024
- Final Order
- Oct 15, 2024
- Closed
- Nov 6, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,950
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $16,131
- Penalties on Record
- $16,131
- Site Address
- 1500 S. Plum Creek Parkway, Lexington, NE 68850
- 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 D04 III | Other | 1 | 1 | $16,131 | $16,131 | Nov 4, 2024 | - | Oct 15, 2024 |
Sep 15, 2021#345531230Sep 15, 2021Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#345531230$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345531230
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 15, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 15, 2021
- Closed
- Oct 1, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 3,200
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1500 S. Plum Creek Parkway, Lexington, NE 68850
- 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 finger, hand slips and contacts sawblade
May 25, 2021#345327399May 25, 2021Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#345327399$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345327399
Dates
- Opened
- May 25, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- May 25, 2021
- Closed
- Jun 22, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 3,000
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1500 S. Plum Creek Parkway, Lexington, NE 68850
- Industry
- 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Sep 14, 2020#344928007Sep 14, 2020FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, HealthFatality#344928007$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #344928007
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 14, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 15, 2020
- Closed
- Feb 3, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 3,200
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1500 S. Plum Creek Parkway, Lexington, NE 68850
- 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
Oct 22, 2019#344406673Oct 22, 2019Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#344406673$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #344406673
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 22, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 22, 2019
- Closed
- Feb 18, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,800
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1500 S. Plum Creek Parkway, Lexington, NE 68850
- Industry
- 311612 Meat Processed from Carcasses
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 found unconscious on top of tanker truck
Oct 17, 2018#343540043Oct 17, 2018Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#343540043$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #343540043
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 17, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 17, 2018
- Closed
- Oct 17, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,500
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1500 Plum Creek Parkway, Lexington, NE 68850
- Industry
- 311612 Meat Processed from Carcasses
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 burns face and head when caught by fire ball from r
Sep 5, 2018#343451225Sep 5, 2018Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#343451225$5,0001 viol.1 violation$5,000 in penalties
Inspection #343451225
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 5, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 6, 2018
- Contested
- Jan 14, 2019
- Final Order
- May 28, 2019
- Closed
- May 2, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,800
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $8,638
- Penalties on Record
- $5,000
- Site Address
- 1500 Plum Creek Parkway, Lexington, NE 68850
- Industry
- 311612 Meat Processed from Carcasses
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.
Employees is injured by ammonia exposure from broken line
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q06 III | Other | 1 | 2 | $8,638 | $5,000 | Jan 14, 2019 | May 28, 2019 |
Oct 26, 2017#342737418Oct 26, 2017Unprogrammed Related (G) · No Inspection scope, Safety#342737418$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #342737418
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 26, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 26, 2017
- Closed
- Oct 26, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,600
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1500 Plum Creek Parkway, Lexington, NE 68850
- Industry
- 311612 Meat Processed from Carcasses
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.
Feb 14, 2017#342107455Feb 14, 2017Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#342107455$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #342107455
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 14, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 12, 2017
- Closed
- Oct 4, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- Not displayed
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1500 Plum Creek Parkway, Lexington, NE 68850
- Industry
- 311612 Meat Processed from Carcasses
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
May 10, 2016#341468429May 10, 2016Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#341468429$6,0001 viol.1 violation$6,000 in penalties
Inspection #341468429
Dates
- Opened
- May 10, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- May 10, 2016
- Final Order
- Oct 19, 2016
- Closed
- Dec 16, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,600
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $8,908
- Penalties on Record
- $6,000
- Site Address
- 1500 Plum Creek Parkway, Lexington, NE 68850
- Industry
- 311612 Meat Processed from Carcasses
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 | 1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $8,908 | $6,000 | Oct 31, 2016 | - | Oct 19, 2016 |
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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
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