{"id":64378,"date":"2020-09-10T23:10:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T20:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/smithfield-foods-faces-fine-for-not-protecting-workers-from-covid-19\/"},"modified":"2020-09-10T23:10:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T20:10:00","slug":"smithfield-foods-faces-fine-for-not-protecting-workers-from-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/smithfield-foods-faces-fine-for-not-protecting-workers-from-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"#Smithfield Foods faces fine for not protecting workers from COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Smithfield Foods faces fine for not protecting workers from COVID-19<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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September 10, 2020 |<\/span> 4:10pm <\/p>\n

\n The US Labor Department said Thursday it cited Smithfield Foods for failing to protect employees from the coronavirus, making it the first major US meatpacker to face a fine after outbreaks at slaughterhouses infected thousands of workers this spring and caused meat shortages.<\/p>\n

The department\u2019s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Smithfield Packaged Meats in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for \u201cfailing to provide a workplace free from recognized hazards that can cause death or serious harm,\u201d according to a statement.<\/p>\n

At least 1,294 Smithfield workers contracted coronavirus, and four employees died from the virus this spring, the statement said.<\/p>\n

OSHA proposed fining Smithfield $13,494, the maximum allowed by law. The citation comes as companies are facing increasing litigation over worker infections and mounting pressure to protect employees.<\/p>\n

Smithfield, owned by China\u2019s WH Group, did not immedia<\/a>tely respond to a request for comment. The company can contest OSHA\u2019s findings.<\/p>\n

\u201cEmployers must quickly implement app<\/a>ropriate measures to protect their workers\u2019 safety and health,\u201d said Sheila Stanley, OSHA Sioux Falls Area director.<\/p>\n

President Trump in April ordered meat-processing plants to stay open to protect the nation\u2019s food supply, despite concerns about coronavirus outbreaks, drawing a backlash from unions that said at-risk workers required more protection.<\/p>\n

Nearly 20 plants run by companies like Smithfield, Tyson Foods and JBS USA closed temporarily because of outbreaks.<\/p>\n

California\u2019s Occupational Safety and Health Administration this month cited and proposed fines against one frozen food manufacturer, two smaller meat packers, and eight agriculture or farm labor contracting firms, after the agency determined the companies failed to protect employees from exposure to COVID-19.<\/p>\n

Cal\/OSHA has issued citations to frozen food manufacturer Overhill Farms and its temporary employment agency Jobsource North America. The agency proposed over $200,000 in penalties to each employer for failing to protect hundreds of employees from COVID-19 at two plants in Vernon.<\/p>\n

The companies could not be reached immediately for comment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe employers did not take any steps to install barriers or implement procedures to have employees work at least six feet away from each other and they did not investigate any of their employees\u2019 COVID-19 infections, including more than 20 illnesses and, in the case of Overhill Farms, one death,\u201d the agency said in a statement.\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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