Deadly chemicals at poultry plants
By Ames Alexander | E-mail | June 23, 2009
Saturday's fatal ammonia leak at a chicken plant near Fayetteville highlights a persistent problem in the poultry industry: Chemical hazards abound.
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Bigger fines urged in worker deaths
By Barbara Barrett and Kerry Hall | E-mail | April 29, 2009
Financial penalties for workplace injuries and deaths – which now often total just a few thousand dollars – should be increased to protect employees from hazardous conditions, according to congressional testimony Tuesday.
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