Poultry processing is one of the most dangerous jobs in the country due to the risk of amputations…
Poultry processing is one of the most dangerous jobs in the country due to the risk of amputations from heavy machinery, burns from hazardous chemicals and chronic injuries from repetitive motion, according to OSHA, the federal agency that enforces workplace safety regulations. But the workers at the Pitman Family Farms processing plant, in the central San Joaquin Valley city of Sanger, said they choose to endure potential danger and pain because starting at around $18 an hour — two dollars more than California minimum wage — the pay at Pitman is better than other local agricultural jobs in the area, especially when combined with overtime. It’s that drive for a better life that led 66-year old Jesus Salazar to a gruesome end after he fell into a poultry waste pit at the company’s processing plant last spring and drowned in an unthinkable way. Police photos of the scene show his green helmet resting on top of a sludge-like mix of chicken waste, blood and guts in the pit where he died. The death was one of three Pitman worker deaths at the company’s California-based operations, which includes the Sanger plant, a network of ranches, and an industrial feed mill, over the past decade. ✍️: Melissa Montalvo 📷: Sohail Al-Jamea, Eric Paul Zamora, Courtesy of the Sanger Police Department
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