Millions of Americans will sit down for Thanksgiving feasts on Thursday, but it takes dangerous work to get the main course ready before it gets to stores.
Poultry workers—including the turkey processors—experience rates of work-related injuries and illnesses 60 percent higher than the average worker’s, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Among the greatest dangers is amputation.
Turkey processors have been cited for at least 61 Occupational Safety and Health Administration violations since 2011 and paid more than $350,000 in fines. The vast majority of the penalties were paid by the Jennie-O Turkey Store Inc., a subsidiary of food ...
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