Source: Ryan McCarthy, MEAT & POULTRY, 1/6/21

 On Dec. 31, the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) assessed a $9,639 fine to Butterball’s turkey processing facility in Carthage, Mo., for failing to comply with current coronavirus (COVID-19) standards. The agency said the company violated a standard requiring companies to report a work-related fatality within eight hours of the employee’s death. The investigation was opened on July 10, 2020, and is being investigated by the OSHA office in Kansas City, Mo.

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