A Mississippi poultry plant is facing more than $200,000 in fines after a teen worker was killed. The 16-year-old contract worker was pulled into a chicken deboning machine while cleaning it last year ...

The plant, which had operated since the 1970s, was shuttered by Cargill on Aug. 1, 2025, leaving over 1,000 people without a ...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Inadequate safety standards at a poultry processing plant in Mississippi led to the death of a 16-year-old sanitation worker — the second fatality to occur at the facility in just ...

Serious injuries from working in poultry processing plants have decreased in the past 10 years, but workers are still at a high risk for musculoskeletal disorders from repetitive motions. A U.S.

Pitman Farms poultry processing reported an ammonia leak Monday morning, forcing dozens of workers to evacuate the site in Sanger. Several streets near the plant were blocked off as of late Monday ...

KIDRON, Ohio – More than two dozen children were found illegally working at a poultry plant in Kidron, Ohio, earlier this month, according to reports. The minors found working at Gerber’s Poultry ...

Some of the worst offenders supply major brands with national reach, such as Perdue, Tyson, Costco, and H-E-B. Consumer Reports analyzed USDA data and identified 56 poultry plants in 22 states with ...

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A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order this week following an urgent U.S. Department of Labor request to block three San Gabriel Valley poultry processing plants from using “oppressive” ...

Over the Labor Day weekend, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it was going to ease wastewater regulations on meat processing plants. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a final action ...