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.
The agency says the meat processing company employed at least eight children ranging from ages 14 to 17 at its plant in Madelia. Investigators also have identified other employees who were hired before they were 18 years old, the department said.
The young employees, one of whom was 13 years old when hired, operated meat grinders, ovens and forklifts on overnight shifts and also worked in areas where meat products are flash frozen with carbon monoxide and ammonia, according to the complaint. They also allegedly worked longer hours than permitted by law, and some were injured.
A Tony Downs Food Company plant in Minnesota will pay $300,000 in penalties for hiring children to work in hazardous conditions.alleged" by the labor department, according to the agreement.received a complaint about working conditions at the Madelia plant, according to the complaint. Investigators conducted an overnight inspection between Jan. 26 and Jan. 27, interviewed workers, documented working conditions and contacted area school districts.
Minnesota law prohibits employers from hiring minors to work in hazardous conditions. Employers also are prohibited from requiring employees under the age of 16 to work after 9 p.m., more than eight hours a day or more than 40 hours a week. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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