BLOUNTSVILLE, AL —
OSHA Inspection: TYSON FARMS, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of TYSON FARMS, INC. in 67240 MAIN STREET, BLOUNTSVILLE, AL 35031 (NAICS 311615). OSHA activity number 345649735.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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 FARMS, INC.
- Site address
- 67240 MAIN STREET
- City
- BLOUNTSVILLE
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35031
- Mailing
- 67240 MAIN STREET, BLOUNTSVILLE, AL 35031
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
- 311615
- Employees
- 600
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A03 III
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $10,566 · Current $7,925 Reduced
General-duty citation text
1910.212(a)(3)(iii): Special hand tools for placing and removing material(s) was not provided to permit easy handling of material without the operator placing a hand in the danger zone: (a) On or about 11/03/2021 - Evisceration Department - The employer did not ensure that employees who were cleaning the Maestro equipment were provided with a special hand tool for removing material with the vacuum hose to permit easy handling of the material without the operator placing a hand in the danger zone.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7924.5
- — Z (S) $10566
1904.39 A02
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $8,806 · Current $4,403 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye: (a) On or about 11/04/2021 - Evisceration department, the employer did not report an amputation injury that occurred on 11/03/2021 until 11/10/2021.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $4403
- — Z (O) $8806
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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 345649735.
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