The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined the owners of a northeast Ohio chicken processing plant $861,000 for what the agency says are safety violations that expose workers to the risk of amputation, electrocution and falls.
OSHA says in a statement that an investigation found numerous hazards at a processing plant in Winesburg owned by North Carolina-based Case Farms Processing Inc. The statement says the plant is an “outrageously dangerous place to work” and that a company plant in nearby Canton also is being investigated. OSHA says Case was aware of dangers in Winesburg but continued to expose workers to harm.
Case, whose headquarters are in Troutman, North Carolina, says it’s reviewing the allegations and will work with OSHA. A spokeswoman says the plant has surpassed 900,000 employee hours without a lost-time injury.
Topics Workers' Compensation Ohio
Was this article valuable?
Here are more articles you may enjoy.
Ship Insurers Set for Major Claims From Iran War, Allianz Says 
Trump Says Illegal Immigration Increased Car Insurance but Experts Say Otherwise 
Big I: Independent Agencies’ Market Share Up Slightly in 2025 
Space Startups Seek Insurance for Orbital AI Data Centers 
