Workplace-Safety

Iowa Attorney General Files Criminal Complaint Against Agriprocessors for 9,311 Child Labor Violations, Revealing Systematic Use of Minors as Young as 14 in Dangerous Meatpacking Operations with Harsh Chemicals and Power Equipment

2008-09-09 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

On September 9, 2008, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller filed a criminal complaint against Agriprocessors Inc. and five company officials for 9,311 child labor law violations that occurred from September 9, 2007, through May 12, 2008, at the company’s Postville meatpacking plant. The magnitude …

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

1988-11-23 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

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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