OSHA

16-Year-Old Sucked Into Machine at Poultry Plant Sparks Investigation

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A tragic incident at a Mississippi chicken processing plant has led to a federal child labor investigation and a lawsuit filed by the family of a 16-year-old boy who was killed on the job. The teenager, Duvan Robert Tomas Pérez, was reportedly caught in a rotating shaft and sprockets of a machine while cleaning in the deboning area of the Mar-Jac Poultry plant in Hattiesburg on July 14. The lawsuit names Mar-Jac Poultry, contractor Ōnin …

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2-Year-Old Dies After Horrific Accident at Auto Shop

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A heartbreaking event occurred in Cohasset, Massachusetts, when a two-year-old boy tragically lost his life in an accident at a car repair shop, as reported by the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office. The young boy was discovered with grave injuries in the vicinity of Hajj Auto Service on South Main Street, which led to an immediate probe by local law enforcement. The toddler was under the supervision of his grandfather when a hefty piece of construction …

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Airline fined $15k after worker sucked into jet engine

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The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) has imposed a $15,625 fine on Piedmont Airlines, a regional subsidiary of American Airlines, for the death of Courtney Edwards – a ground crew worker – who was sucked into the engine of a plane at Montgomery Regional Airport on New Year’s Eve. An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) revealed that Edwards, 34, was taken by the engine while “on the ramp” of American Airlines …

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