MOOREFIELD, W. Va. — The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety & Health Administration has found that "preventable safety violations" caused worker injuries at two Pilgrim's Pride facilities in Moorefield.
As a reult, OSHA cited the company for one repreat and three serious violations. Proposed fines total $46,825.
In less than 60 days, three employees suffered injuries — including one worker who had three fingers amputated. Another workers suffered a fractured arm and another was injured from a fall on a concrete floor.
"Amputations have lasting professional and personal consequences — and these injuries were needless and preventable," said. . .
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