Tyson meatpacking workers averaged an amputation a month

Federal workplace records show that during the first nine months of 2015, “workers in meatpacking plants owned by Tyson Foods averaged at least one amputation a month,” says Harvest Public Media. It credits George Washington University occupational health professor Celeste Monforton for getting the data through a Freedom of Information Act request. Monforton says on her… » Read MoreChuck Abbott sends you the reporting you need every weekday morning on food and agriculture policy. And now FERN’s Ag Insider in going pro! New features include: • More in-depth reporting and analysis • Articles tagged and viewable by subject • A searchable archive of all Ag Insider reporting • For less than $10 per month (with annual billing), you’ll get all this PLUS the newsletter in your email inbox every weekday morning. As low as $9.90 / month 30-day free trial SUBSCRIBE