Man Decapitated Cleaning Equipment At Tyson Chicken Processing Plant

[Turd Fergusen]

The Tyson Foods plant (formerly Keystone Foods) at Bakerhill had a fatality of a contract worker on Tuesday in the early evening. Barbour County Coroner Chip Chapman has confirmed the cause of death as decapitation.
The man has been identified at Carlos Lynn, 39, a member of a cleaning crew with PSSI Food Safety Solutions. Lynn was pronounced dead at 5:50 p.m. The accident is believed to have occurred between 5:30-5:40 p.m.
Gina Swenson, senior director of marketing at PSSI Food Safety Solutions, issued the following statement:

"We are devastated by the loss of our friend and team member, and our thoughts and prayers are with his family during this difficult time. We take an accident like this very seriously and we are working with local authorities to understand how it could have happened, given the strict safety protocols we have in place. As this inquiry is ongoing and out of utmost respect for the privacy of our team member’s family, it is not appropriate for us to comment further at this time."

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[Bipedalprimate]

Damn... no one should have to die at work...no one.

 

[BuffettGirl]

Damn... no one should have to die at work...no one.

Well, it's an occupational hazard for a lot of terrorists, but otherwise you are correct!

 

[Brillig]

Nuggets. You never know what's inside.

 

[Bobbo]

 

[The Night Nurse]

That is the absolute worst job in america. They take enormous risk. They are exposed to hazardous materials. The pay is shit, and the benefits are non-existent.

The meat industry is hiding a dark secret, as workers at 'America's worst job' wade through seas of blood, guts, and grease

A recent report from Bloomberg highlights the awful working conditions that sanitation workers experience in the meat industry.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[Freyja]

I guess I won't be buying any Tyson products soon! And I don't think I would ever want to work in any food processing plant, those places are pretty dangerous.

 

[king4sshole]

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[Keepalowprofile]

I really need to know how. What kind of machine. Did it cut his head off clean or was it smashed off.

 

[The Night Nurse]

I really need to know how. What kind of machine. Did it cut his head off clean or was it smashed off.

I found something....

Man decapitated after accident at Barbour Co. chicken plant

One person is dead after an accident at Wayne Farms Chicken Plant in Barbour County.

www.wsfa.com

It sounds pretty bad:

Beware of pinch points | 2018-02-25

The term “pinch point” sounds unpleasant – and it is. A pinch point is “any point at which it is possible for a person or part of a person’s body to be caught between moving parts of a machine, or between the moving and stationary parts of a machine, or between material and any part of the...

www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com

 

[Alf]

Just like a giant fingernail clipper or scissors

--Al

 

[JackBurton]

Industrial accidents are so horrifying.

Dude was prob not an American citizen.

 

[The Night Nurse]

Industrial accidents are so horrifying.

Dude was prob not an American citizen.

I think you might be right about that.

Exploitation and Abuse at the Chicken Plant

Case Farms built its business by recruiting immigrant workers from Guatemala, who endure conditions few Americans would put up with.

www.newyorker.com

 

[Sejanus]

Tyson.
There is a little bit of our employees in everything we put on your table.

 

[JackBurton]

 

[Freyja]

Tyson.
There is a little bit of our employees in everything we put on your table.

Now that's perfect advertising right there! If Dahmer were alive, he would probably get a position as a spokesperson!
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Those are absolutely brutal, dude! Safety first!

 

[Keepalowprofile]

I think you might be right about that.

Exploitation and Abuse at the Chicken Plant

Case Farms built its business by recruiting immigrant workers from Guatemala, who endure conditions few Americans would put up with.

www.newyorker.com

The link you posted was Case farms.

Tyson is even worse!

Tyson Foods Indicted in Plan To Smuggle Illegal Workers (Published 2001)

Tyson Foods Inc, nation's largest meat producer and processor, is indicted with six employees on charges that it conspired to smuggle illegal immigrants across Mexican border to work in more than dozen of its poultry processing plants; 36-count indictment also accuses Tyson of helping illegal...

www.nytimes.com

 

[Totemic]

I did a three week tour of duty at a slaughter house, worse fucking job if my life. I was lucky, I was on the kill line, but had a buddy that was on the processing floor/ cut line. Every day when the power went out, he hid under the belt. He was the only white guy on the floor.

 

[The All Seeing Eye]

free range- cruelty free

 

[Satanica]

Unfortunately, there's deception with free range as well.

The term "free range" refers to food from animals that have access to outdoor spaces. It can also refer to animals who have free access to graze or forage for food.

However, although the term "free range" brings to mind wide open spaces with animals living in nature, eating natural foods, and soaking in the sunlight, there are no government regulations in place in the U.S. to ensure this is the case. Therefore, it's important for producers to be clear about what they mean when they say their food is free range.

In addition, while all organically raised food is automatically free range (certified organic standards require this), all food raised free range is not necessarily organic.

Synonyms for free range include free roaming, cage free, and pasture raised.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has defined the term "free range" only for chickens, not for eggs or for other livestock, such as cattle.

For chickens to be free range, the birds must be "allowed access to the outside," according to the USDA. In practice, this can mean the chickens live most of their lives outdoors, retreating to their coop only when weather or other factors require them to do so, or it can mean the chickens spend all their time in cramped, indoor pens that have a small door opened to the outside for just a few minutes each day.

Obviously, there's a huge difference between these two scenarios in terms of organic farming and humanely raised poultry, but either scenario meets the USDA definition.
[....]
Consumers who want truly free-range foods should consider buying certified organic products, since unlike the USDA's definition and enforcement of the term "free range," certified organic products must meet stringent criteria. For example, a farm falsely claiming free-range status for its chickens will not likely get into trouble, but a farm falsely claiming organic certification will be faced with major penalties and fines.

Producers who wish to meet consumer demand and raise their ethical standards for raising farm animals may need to put in extra effort to meet organic standards, but it will help them communicate truthfully and accurately with consumers. While it's true there are loopholes even in organic regulations, at least organic certification provides a more clear definition for a frequently misused term. At the very least, pursuing HFAC certification shows adherence to a specific definition of free range.

'Free Range' Is Virtually Meaningless in Many Cases

You may think "free-range chicken" means farm animals roaming wide-open spaces. But the term lacks a clear definition in most cases.

www.thebalancesmb.com

 

[DEREK PLUMMER]

my question is...since neither the "full story" linked above, nor any of the other sources that come up in my google search on it, indicate that the victim was decapitated....how do you know that he was decapitated? perhaps you could link to that source.

 

[Alf]

my question is...since neither the "full story" linked above, nor any of the other sources that come up in my google search on it, indicate that the victim was decapitated....how do you know that he was decapitated? perhaps you could link to that source.

Hi Derek. Welcome.

The information about Mr. Lynn's cause of death is in the first paragraph of the first quote in the first post:

The Tyson Foods plant (formerly Keystone Foods) at Bakerhill had a fatality of a contract worker on Tuesday in the early evening. Barbour County Coroner Chip Chapman has confirmed the cause of death as decapitation.

--Al

 

[Totemic]

my question is...since neither the "full story" linked above, nor any of the other sources that come up in my google search on it, indicate that the victim was decapitated....how do you know that he was decapitated? perhaps you could link to that source.

Dude it's in the first damn paragraph: County coroner said cause of death is decapitation

 

[Old Man Metal]

a member of a cleaning crew with PSSI Food Safety Solutions.

You had one job.

 

[Doctor Slaughter]

Nuggets. You never know what's inside.

Yum

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Carlos Lynn, 39