Poultry Processor Cited in Teen Worker's Death

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Tuesday that it cited a poultry processing plant following the death of a 16-year-old sanitation worker at a Mississippi plant in July. OSHA cited Gainesville, Georgia-based Mar-Jac Poultry MS LLC after the teen worker, on contract with Onin Staffing LLC, was pulled into a machine while sanitizing the still-energized equipment at a plant in Hattiesburg. The business was cited for 14 serious and three other-than-serious violations and was issued proposed penalties of $212,646. OSHA said the company failed to ensure that an energy co...