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16-year-old boy dies in accident at a Mississippi poultry plant (www.nbcnews.com)

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It's the second time in two years that a worker has died from injuries sustained in an accident at the Mar-Jac poultry facility.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Workers under the age of 18 are supposedly not allowed to work in poultry plants because the dangerous conditions make it a violation of labor laws.

The boy who died was in the 8th grade, his name was Duvan Perez.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That makes it even sadder. 16 in 8th grade would mean he had been held back a couple of times or something in the same vein. I wonder how long he had been working there.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think you're right. I started school a year later than I was eligible, and I was 16 late into my freshman year.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was 16 as a sophomore. Best case scenario, it's someone like you. Worst case scenario, someone dropped out for the work at this meat plant.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago