"Mississippi Poultry Plant Faces Hefty Fines for Teen Worker Deaths"
A Mississippi poultry processing plant is facing over $200,000 in fines from the US Department of Labor after a 16-year-old contract employee was killed in a chicken deboning machine. The plant was cited for 17 violations, with the government blaming ineffective safety policies for the teen's death. This incident marks the second worker fatality at the facility in just over two years. The plant has 15 days to comply with the proposed fines or contest the findings.
