Hello Everyone,
I am a maintenance worker for Tyson in Hillsdale IL. The working conditions are absolutely horrible in my department (Rendering). The Rendering Department has been neglected for so long that it is essentially a deathtrap. earlier in the year we had a maintenance worker die from these conditions. Tyson's response was to immediately cover up the cause of his death. His body wasn't even cold before they began spreading that he was a drug addict and overdosed at work which is completely untrue. If you want to read more about this there is a facebook group run by his family called Justice For Casen. Since Casens death nothing has changed to make the work environment safe. The cattle are treated with more respect than us workers, too many safety hazards to list, from machines with no guards to exposed live wires in every room, its only a matter of time before someone else is killed or seriously injured. I have taken all the evidence i have and filled a very lengthy osha complaint.
Sorry if this was hard to read, i just wanted to help draw some attention to the Justice for Casen movement and the conditions we have to work in. I am exhausted from going to work everyday not knowing if it'll be my last. This article explains Casens death and coverup, and articulates some of the issues better than i can.