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Meatpacking
Meatpacking Safety and the Role of Ergonomics
February 25, 2019| Posted in Blog| 2036
The term 'meatpacking safety' suggests to the popular imagination serious injuries, with cuts, burns, and fractures featuring prominently. In fact, the greatest risk to the meatpacking workforce is much more insidious than a slip of the blade. According to data reported by NPR in 2016, repetitive motion injuries were close to seven times more common for workers in beef and pork processing plants than in other U.S. occupations.
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