A JBS meat-processing plant in Arizona has been fined for worker-safety violations after an employee died there last year. Police found a worker unresponsive next to a forklift on November 20 at JBS Tolleson.
A report by the Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health (ADOSH) released Thursday said the worker stepped off his forklift to load a feed hopper when another driver on a tractor with a front-end loader reversed. A worker, Eduardo Reyes Hernandez, was caught between the two vehicles.
The Maricopa County Medical Examiner said the 55-year-old Hernandez died of blunt-force injuries. His death was ruled accidental.
According to police reports, company officials said he worked at JBS for more than 20 years. JBS Tolleson was issued serious safety violations for failing to have a workplace free from hazards and fined $43,786.
The company the tractor driver worked for, Trumbull Trucking, was also cited and fined $16,131.
NAFB news service
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