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Accidents, ill-health or injuries affecting workers in factory environments
Significant casualties in American factory after workers given 20 minute Tornado warning – is this corporate manslaughter?
Posted: 15 December 2021
Posted in: Factory Working Environments, Fatal Accidents at Work, Manufacturing, Workplace Accidents Resulting in Injury, Workplace Personal Injury
A series of deadly tornados, including one category EF5, hit multiple US states last Friday evening (10th December 2021). EF5’s can reach speeds higher than 200mph. The “Quad-State Tornado” wreaked havoc across 200 miles of land, destroying homes, businesses, and claiming lives. In Mayfield, Kentucky, the strongest of these tornados hit Mayfield Consumer Products (MCP), a candle factory running around the clock to meet Christmas demand. The factory is the 3rd largest employer in the area, with 245 people staff and last year’s earning standing at $28.97million. 110 workers were…
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