Enock Benjamin died from complications of the virus on April 3, just four days after the JBS slaughterhouse in Souderton, Pennsylvania, closed its doors because workers showed symptoms, the family's attorney says.
A coronavirus outbreak linked to jobs at JBS, the largest employer in beef and pork processing, led to more than 200 confirmed cases of the virus.The family of a Pennsylvania meat factory worker who was killed by theis suing the company, alleging his employer didn't provide him with protective equipment.
Mongeluzzi said the factory had employees work in unsafe conditions with no protective equipment, which led to his client's sickness, adding in a statement:"JBS treated workers as expendable and placed them standing shoulder-to-shoulder without basic protective equipment such as masks. JBS placed profits over safety and must be held accountable.
Benjamin, who was the union chief steward of the plant, first began experiencing symptoms March 27, after several coworkers began showing symptoms, the suit said.
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