Fireplace at Tyson Meals poultry plant in Georgia kills one, firm says

By Julie Ingwersen

CHICAGO (Reuters) – A hearth in a single day at a Tyson Meals (NYSE:TSN) poultry plant in Camilla, Georgia, killed one individual and injured a number of others, the corporate stated in an announcement on Friday.

Tyson, the largest U.S. meat firm by gross sales, is working carefully with native authorities to find out the reason for the fireplace, the assertion stated.

“Proper now we’re nonetheless gathering the details,” a Tyson spokesperson stated within the assertion, including, “we’re conducting a full investigation into the reason for the fireplace.”

A poultry employees’ union stated one individual had been pinned underneath particles following a boiler explosion that occurred on the Camilla facility between 11 p.m. and 12 a.m. EST.

Moreover, a number of union members have been “severely burned,” Stuart Appelbaum, president of the Retail, Wholesale and Division Retailer Union (RWDSU), stated in an announcement. The union stated it represents greater than 15,000 poultry employees within the southern United States, together with about 1,600 employees on the Tyson facility in Camilla.

A rebound in Tyson’s rooster enterprise helped the corporate to beat Wall Avenue expectations for its fourth-quarter earnings in November, offsetting losses in beef.

Tyson has closed six U.S. rooster vegetation because the begin of 2023, in addition to an Iowa pork plant and a beef and pork plant in Emporia, Kansas, shedding 1000’s of employees.