OMAHA, NE —
OSHA Inspection: TYSON FOODS, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of TYSON FOODS, INC. in 13027 RENFRO CIRCLE, OMAHA, NE 68137 (NAICS 311612). OSHA activity number 340798164.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- TYSON FOODS, INC.
- Site address
- 13027 RENFRO CIRCLE
- City
- OMAHA
- State
- NE
- ZIP
- 68137
- Mailing
- 13027 RENFRO CIRCLE, OMAHA, NE 68137
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 311612
- Employees
- 250
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A02
- Issued
- Oct 30, 2015
- Abate by
- Nov 27, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $38,500 · Current $7,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Tyson Foods, Inc.; Curing Department; Lines 1-4: The employer is failing to ensure that the shields/guarding on the exit conveyors of the MAJA skinners Model# VB-500 were designed and/or constructed to prevent the operators from making incidental contact with the tooth rollers of the skinners. On or about July 23, 2015; an employee of Tyson Foods, Inc. was injured while attempting to free a pork belly that had become stuck as it was passing through the MAJA skinner of Line #1 in the Curing Department. The employee was able to remove/adjust the guard in order to reach in to the point of operation and made incidental contact with a tooth roller; which grabbed the employee's hand; pulling the employee's arm into the machine towards the tooth roller. Tyson Foods, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29CFR 1910.212(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 951317, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on June 10, 2014; with respect to a workplace located at 67240 Main Street, Blountsville, AL 35031.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7000
- — Z (R) $38500
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 340798164.
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