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IBP Settles Record OSHA Case for Systematic Injury Underreporting at Dakota City Meatpacking Plant

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IBP Inc., the nation’s largest meatpacking company, agrees to pay a $975,000 fine and implement a comprehensive ergonomics program to address rampant repetitive motion injuries at its Dakota City, Nebraska beef plant, settling what OSHA officials call “the worst example of underreporting …

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