workplace safety

Amazon Employee Shoots and Kills Coworker at Facility

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LAKEVILLE, Minn. — A tragic incident unfolded at an Amazon fulfillment center in Lakeville, Minnesota, as an employee was shot and killed by a coworker during a dispute over a missing flashlight attachment. The alleged shooter, Mohamed A. Hared, 24, has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning, with police responding to multiple 911 calls reporting a shooting. Ahmed Ibrahim Cariif, the victim, was found …

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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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