HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM/Gray News) - A teenage boy is dead after an accident at a poultry plant in Mississippi.
The accident occurred around 8 p.m. on July 14 at the Mar-Jac Poultry-MS processing plant in Hattiesburg.
According to a press release from the company, an employee “conducting sanitation operations” died from injuries sustained in the accident.
Forrest County Deputy Coroner Lisa Klem identified the employee as a 16-year-old Hispanic male from Hattiesburg. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
Klem said the coroner’s office did notify the teen’s family but withheld his name due to his age and ongoing investigation. However, friends and family of the teenager identified him in social media posts as Duvan Pérez.
He was a student in the Hattiesburg Public School District at the time of his death.
The cause of death is pending an autopsy.
In the company’s press release, complex manager Joe Colee expressed condolences on behalf of Mar-Jac Poultry to the teen’s family and friends.
“Our employees are our most valuable asset, and safety is our No. 1 priority,” Colee said. “We strive daily to work as safely as possible and are truly devastated whenever an employee is injured.”
Officials are looking into how a 16-year-old was able to work at the Mar-Jac Poultry plant. By federal law, minors are barred from working at meat and poultry plants due to the Department of Labor declaring the types of jobs as “particularly hazardous” or “detrimental to their health or well-being....
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