CENTER, TX —
OSHA Inspection: TYSON FOODS, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of TYSON FOODS, INC. in 1019 SHELBYVILLE STREET, CENTER, TX 75935 (NAICS 311615). OSHA activity number 341164184.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- 1019 SHELBYVILLE STREET
- City
- CENTER
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 75935
- Mailing
- 1019 SHELBYVILLE STREET, CENTER, TX 75935
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 311615
- Employees
- 16000
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.138 B
- Issued
- Jun 2, 2016
- Abate by
- Jun 30, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.138(b): The employer did not base selection of appropriate hand protection on an evaluation of the performance characteristics of the hand protection relative to the tasks to be performed, conditions present, duration of use, and the hazards and potential hazards identified: a) In the zero blast tunnel, where employees who work in zero degree temperatures using cotton gloves, are exposed to frost bite and hypothermia hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.132 D01 I
- Issued
- Jun 2, 2016
- Abate by
- Jun 30, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(I): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer did not have each affected employee use the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment: a) Blast Loader: The hazard assessment for personal protective equipment for the "blast loader" did not include the "blast tunnel".
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $7000
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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 341164184.
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