slaughterhouses

Chickens are carried through a poultry slaughterhouse on mechanical arms.

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USDA Denies Poultry Industry's Request To Speed Up The Slaughter Line

1:53pm January 31, 2018

by Nicole Erwin

The National Chicken Council says a faster line speed would increase efficiency and modernize systems. Food safety advocates are calling the move a victory for both workers and consumers.

Teresa, 31, worked at a pork processing plant in Nebraska for five years until injuries to her shoulder forced her to quit. She still has pain and can only work part-time.

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Working 'The Chain,' Slaughterhouse Workers Face Lifelong Injuries

11:48am August 11, 2016

by Peggy Lowe

Workers at American slaughterhouses and meat processing plants perform thousands of repetitive motions every day. The work often lead to invisible, yet painful and lasting injuries to their bodies.

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Greta Horner holds a photo of her and her husband Ed taken a few months before he died.

Fines For Meat Industry's Safety Problems Are 'Embarrassingly Low'

9:40am August 11, 2016

by Luke Runyon

Slaughterhouses, while safer than decades ago, are some of the country's most hazardous workplaces. They are fined by the government for safety violations, but those fines may not be big enough.

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Beef sides hang in a chilling room at a slaughterhouse in Nebraska.

We Don't Know How Many Workers Are Injured At Slaughterhouses. Here's Why

5:12pm May 25, 2016

by Grant Gerlock

Injuries in the meat industry are likely to be under-reported, a new GAO report finds. Workers may be sent back to the line without seeing a doctor, or may not report out of fear of losing their jobs.