The federal agency says there are many “ serious safety and health hazards” in the poultry processing industry, due to the common use of dangerous equipment and hazardous chemicals, and the risk of chronic injuries. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Cal/OSHA, is investigating the workplace fatality. Pitman Farms did not respond to multiple requests for comment. Workers at the Sanger-based processing plant cut, grind and package chickens, as well as other poultry products. Pitman Farms - the family-owned farm and poultry processing company behind “ Mary’s Chicken,” a popular line of organic and free-range chickens - is one of the largest employers in Fresno County, according to state employment data. The Fresno County Coroner’s Office said in an email statement to The Bee that Salazar’s cause of death was drowning. Police who responded to the scene said they saw in the pit, “a set of boots with the toes pointed upwards.” When a fellow employee noticed Salazar went missing, a Pitman supervisor called the police, concerned that Salazar had fallen into the pit and died, the report said. That morning, according to a Sanger Police report obtained by The Bee, Salazar was assigned to check pipes around an indoor poultry waste pit - a 14-foot-wide, 18-foot-long and 18- to 25-foot-deep rectangular structure containing a mixture of chicken feathers, remains, waste, fat and water.
Salazar, 66, of the Fresno County city of Sanger, died on the morning of May 7 while working at Pitman Family Farms. Occupational Safety and Health Administration says there are many “serious safety and health hazards” in the poultry processing industry, due to the common use of dangerous equipment and hazardous chemicals, and the risk of chronic injuries.Ībout two weeks after poultry plant worker Jesus “Chuy” Salazar died in a workplace accident, family and friends are mourning the loss of their colleague, father and grandfather. Fresno Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee.
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