HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - The family of a 16-year-old who died at a Hattiesburg poultry processing plant has filed a lawsuit against the plant's owner, Mar-Jac Poultry MS, LLC. The lawsuit, which was filed on Thursday, February 1, 2024, alleges that 16-year-old Duvan Robert Tomas Perez was killed because the company willfully disregarded safety procedures [.]
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration this week fined a Mississippi poultry processor $212,646 – an amount set by law – after a 16-year-old
The U.S. Department of Labor is blaming a Hattiesburg poultry processing plant for the death of a teenage employee. Federal officials with the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) allege that Mar-Jac Poultry disregarded safety standards that led to the death of 16-year-old Duvan Thomas Perez on July 14,.
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - A Hattiesburg poultry processing plant has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) after a 16-year-old died at the facility. The underaged employee was killed at Mar-Jac Poultry on James Street around 8:00 p.m. on Friday, July 14, 2023. According to federal safety investigators, [.]