Dakota City, NE · 2025-01-06

OSHA Injury Report: Dakota City Plant

Injury · Death

At a glance

On 2025-01-06, an injury at Dakota City Plant in 1131 Dakota Ave, Dakota City, NE 68731 resulted in death. Employee was m Maintenance Generalist MG in animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment: Dakota City Plant
Parent company: TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.
Street: 1131 Dakota Ave
City: Dakota City
State: NE
ZIP: 68731
On-site location: Material Handlingforward slashPallet Transfer Machine

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Death (code 1)
Type: Injury (code 1)
Date of death: 06JAN25:00:00:00

Before the incident

Team member was working on the pallet transfer machine in the material handling departmentperiod

What happened

Team member was laying in the prone position welding when the lift head suddenly dropped on himperiod

Injury or illness

INJ Full Body Crush Injury 1forward slash6forward slash2025 Death as a result of crush injuryperiod

Object or substance involved

Pallet Transfer Machine

Summary line

INJ Full [REDACTED]

Employee and industry

Job description: M Maintenance Generalist MG
SOC code: 49-9041: Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code: 311611: Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
NAICS vintage: 2012
Employees at this establishment (2025 average): 3,771
Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total): 6,596,383
EIN: 710857514
Establishment ID: 401836
Employer case #: DCPL-2025

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2025-01-06
Shift started: 06:07
Time of incident: 07:55
Filing year: 2025
Submitted to OSHA: 2026-02-25

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.

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