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In Minnesota, a meat processing plant under Tony Downs Food Company will pay $300,000 in penalties for hiring children as young as 13 to operate meat grinders, ovens, or forklifts.
MADELIA, Minn. (AP) - A meat processing company in Minnesota on Friday agreed to pay $300,000 in penalties aft...
The company first came under investigation in March.
Kids operated meat grinders, ovens, and forklifts on overnight shifts and worked in areas with carbon monoxide and ammonia, according to the Minnesota Labor Department.
The young employees operated meat grinders, ovens and forklifts on overnight shifts.