A worker died at plant cited for safety violations.<\/p>\n
This is a baffling wrongful death case, in which a 41-year-old man fell to his death while cleaning a running meat blender. <\/p>\n
The equipment had an emergency switch; a co-worker rushed to turn the machine off, but the accident proved fatal. The autopsy indicated he died of blunt-force trauma and chopping wounds.<\/p>\n
The Interstate Meat Distributors plant in Oregon had, just prior to this man’s death, been cited for serious safety violations relating to some of the equipment in the plant. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) indicated that safety at Interstate Meat was lax. <\/p>\n
As a result of this fatal accident, the OSHA launched an investigation into the overall operation of the plant and the circumstances surrounding the worker’s wrongful death. OSHA officials suggested to the media that until the investigation was completed, they did not know for sure if there (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A worker died at plant cited for safety violations. This is a baffling wrongful death case, in which a 41-year-old man fell to his death while cleaning a running meat blender. The equipment had an emergency switch; a co-worker rushed…<\/span><\/p>\n