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Investigation finds safety violations at Bladen County, N.C., pork plant.
Byline: Karin Rives
Aug. 24--In January, an international human rights organization singled out Smithfield Foods' massive pork processing plant in Bladen County, accusing it of widespread safety problems and worker abuse.
On Tuesday, the N.C. Department of Labor gave its own account of conditions at the 6,000-employee factory. An inspection lasting several weeks this spring resulted in 45 serious violations, nine that were less serious and a fine of $23,514.
The results pleased the state and Smithfield Foods, but concerned others.
"We turned over every rock," said Allen McNeely, head of the Labor Department's Division of Occupational Safety and Health. "I feel confident our folks saw just about everything.
"At huge plants that are thousands of square feet big, we're going to…
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