Mississippi company listed among the ‘Dirty Dozen’ by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today April 26, 2024 A chicken processing company and a staffing agency that allowed a teenager to clean machines at a Hattiesburg plant, leading to his death, have landed on a national list of unsafe and reckless employers. The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health assembled its “Dirty Dozen” list compiled through nominations and released its report Thursday during Workers’ Memorial Week.
The report also said the company is under investigation for child labor violations, assigning children to work in dangerous high-risk jobs, which is illegal. In the past decade, OSHA has issued over 300 citations against Tyson, according to agency records.