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OSHA cites Wayne Farms plant in Alabama

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JACK, Ala. — Wayne Farms LLC, which makes products under brand names Dutch Quality House and Platinum Harvest, has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety & Health Administration for exposing workers to dangerous machinery, fall and musculoskeletal disorder hazards.

OSHA issued 11 citations to the poultry processing plant in Jack, including nine serious, one repeat and one other-than serious violation. The investigation was initiated after the agency received a complaint from the Southern Poverty Law Center. Proposed penalties total $102,600.

On Aug. 1, the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Labor mailed a. . .

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