“On the evening of Friday, July 14 an employee conducting sanitation operations at Mar-Jac Poultry MS LLC’s Hattiesburg, Mississippi poultry processing plant died as a result of injuries sustained in an accident,” the company said. “We deeply regret the loss and send our most sincere condolences to his family and friends.”
“Our employees are our most valuable asset and safety is our number one priority,” complex manager Joe Colee said in the statement. “We strive daily to work as safely as possible and are truly devastated whenever an employee is injured.”