TYSON FRESH MEATS INC.
1009 RICHLAND STREET, STORM LAKE, IA 50588 · NAICS 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
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Inspection records
Oct 14, 2025#348553595Oct 14, 2025Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#348553595$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #348553595
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 14, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 4, 2025
- Closed
- Nov 6, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,800
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1009 Richland Street, Storm Lake, IA 50588
- Industry
- 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
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.
Mar 17, 2025#348112145Mar 17, 2025Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#348112145$7,0001 viol.1 violation$7,000 in penalties
Inspection #348112145
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 17, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 25, 2025
- Final Order
- Jul 14, 2025
- Closed
- Jul 25, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,100
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $11,162
- Penalties on Record
- $7,000
- Site Address
- 1009 Richland Street, Storm Lake, IA 50588
- 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 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Other | 2 | 4 | $11,162 | $7,000 | Jul 10, 2025 | - | Jul 14, 2025 |
Jul 10, 2024#347613325Jul 10, 2024Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#347613325$2,0001 viol.1 violation$2,000 in penalties
Inspection #347613325
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 10, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 25, 2024
- Final Order
- Dec 23, 2024
- Closed
- Dec 31, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,500
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $14,063
- Penalties on Record
- $2,000
- Site Address
- 1009 Richland Street, Storm Lake, IA 50588
- Industry
- 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.29 Fall Protection Systems and Criteria OSHA citation code: 19100029 E02 | Other | 1 | 10 | $14,063 | $2,000 | - | Dec 23, 2024 |
Jun 19, 2024#347562381Jun 19, 2024Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#347562381$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #347562381
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 19, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 22, 2024
- Closed
- Oct 15, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,100
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1009 Richland Street, Storm Lake, IA 50588
- 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 31, 2024#347520413May 31, 2024Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#347520413$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #347520413
Dates
- Opened
- May 31, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 2, 2024
- Closed
- Sep 25, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,200
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1009 Richland Street, Storm Lake, IA 50588
- Industry
- 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
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.
Sep 8, 2021#345520779Sep 8, 2021Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#345520779$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345520779
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 8, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 27, 2021
- Closed
- Jan 24, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,320
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1009 Richland Street, Storm Lake, IA 50588
- 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 with covid-19 infection is hospitalized
Dec 28, 2020#345080642Dec 28, 2020Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#345080642$9,4722 viol.2 violations$9,472 in penalties
Inspection #345080642
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 28, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 28, 2020
- Final Order
- Apr 8, 2021
- Closed
- Apr 29, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,150
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $9,472
- Penalties on Record
- $9,472
- Site Address
- 1009 Richland Street, Storm Lake, IA 50588
- 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 incurs burn injury from hot water
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 D01 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $9,472 | $9,472 | Apr 28, 2021 | - | Apr 8, 2021 |
| 01001D | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 F02 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Apr 28, 2021 | - | Apr 8, 2021 |
Feb 19, 2020#344644802Feb 19, 2020FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#344644802$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #344644802
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 19, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 19, 2020
- Closed
- May 24, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,350
- Related Activity
- 4 accidents
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1009 Richland Street, Storm Lake, IA 50588
- 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
Jun 6, 2018#343375697Jun 6, 2018Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Health#343375697$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #343375697
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 6, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 11, 2018
- Closed
- Sep 28, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,880
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1009 Richland Street, Storm Lake, IA 50588
- 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.
Jun 13, 2017#342394871Jun 13, 2017Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#342394871$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #342394871
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 13, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 13, 2017
- Closed
- Jul 14, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,250
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1009 Richland Street, Storm Lake, IA 50588
- 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.
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.
15 inspections, 2009 to 2025. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Food Manufacturing, 23,612 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