Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1437828.015 - Tyson Farms, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Austin Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1437828.015

Report ID: 0625400

Date Opened: 10/15/2019

Site Address:
Tyson Farms, Inc.
1200 West Kingsbury Street
Seguin, TX 78155

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 191, Seguin, TX 78155

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311615/Poultry Processing

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/15/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/19/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1507805	Yes
Accident	1516037

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$40,482	$0	$0	$0	$0	$40,482
Current Penalty	$13,494	$0	$0	$11,506	$0	$25,000
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	03/02/2020	03/26/2020	$13,494	$13,494	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100133 A01	03/02/2020	03/26/2020	$0	$13,494	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	01003	Other	19100132 A	03/02/2020	03/26/2020	$11,506	$13,494	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 120717.015

Event: 10/31/2019

Employee is burned by hot fluids from chicken mill process,

At 10:45 p.m. on October 31, 2019, an employee was turning off the pneumatic pressure to a cooker when the knife gate failed and was splashed by hot, rendering fluid. The employee sustained third degree burns and later died.

Keywords: Burn, Food Preparation, Hot Water, Splashed

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1437828.015	45	M	Fatality		Machine operators, not specified

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.