Tragic news out of Monmouth, IL - on 9/14, a worker was killed at a Smithfield plant. We don't know the circumstances, but we do know that the plant was fined by OSHA earlier this year. According to Meatingplace, safety procedures were not followed, exposing workers to "amputation hazards."
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Smithfield Foods Plant Subject to OSHA Fines Before Fatality
A Smithfield Foods meatpacking plant had multiple OSHA violations on record before a worker fatality occurred at the facility in North Carolina.
