Tragic Teen Worker Fatality at Mississippi Poultry Plant
TL;DR
A 16-year-old boy from Guatemala died in an on-the-job accident at a poultry plant in Mississippi, violating child labor laws. The incident is being investigated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division. The plant, Mar-Jac Poultry, has faced previous safety violations and is currently contesting a fine from a previous accident. The Biden administration is also cracking down on child labor violations involving migrant workers in various industries across multiple states.
Topics:top-newstragedy#child-labor#investigation#poultry-plant#safety-violations#tragedy#workplace-accident
- 16-year-old boy dies in accident at a Mississippi poultry plant Yahoo News
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- Fatal accident at Mar-Jac Poultry leaves community in shock, asking, 'Why?' WDAM
- Teen worker death at Mar-Jac Poultry plant in Hattiesburg, Mississippi USA TODAY
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