Tag: Chickens

Pilgrim's Pride Cited for Safety Violations

Federal regulators have cited Pilgrim’s Pride for safety violations at the company’s poultry processing plant in Moorefield.

The U.S. Department of Labor said Tuesday that the violations stem from three worker injuries in April, May and June. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that the injuries were caused by preventable violations.

The Department Labor says one employee suffered a fractured arm after contacting an unguarded machine shaft while operating a conveyor system. Another employee fell while refilling a machine with an inadequate step for employee access.

The third worker was caught in a blender while removing poultry from the machine. Three fingers were amputated.

A Pilgrim’s Pride spokesman didn’t immediately return telephone and email messages on Tuesday.

OSHA has proposed fines totaling $46,825.

Pa. Man in Wreck Involving Chickens, Marijuana Pleads Not Guilty in W.Va. on Gun Charges

A Pennsylvania man who wrecked an SUV on a West Virginia highway while carrying live chickens, improvised explosives and guns pleaded not guilty to a weapons charge Tuesday.

Police say 21-year-old Seth Grim of Emmaus, Pennsylvania, was driving south along Interstate 79 about 30 miles northeast of Charleston when he lost control of his Ford Explorer on Aug. 22 and wrecked. State police found 30 chickens, improvised explosive devices, a dog, marijuana, ammunition, and two AK-47-style rifles at the scene. The dog didn’t survive.

Grim was charged in Roane County with possession of marijuana with intent to deliver. He later was charged in federal court with unlawful transport of firearms.

Grim’s trial on the weapons charge is set for Dec. 2 in front of Judge John T. Copenhaver.

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