The types of injuries workers at meatpacking plants suffer from are back and shoulder injuries, carpal tunnel syndrome, they sometime stab themselves, and they also suffer from tendinitis. The main thing they suffer from though is lacerations. Lacerations are a tear in the skin. I would so never want to work at a meat plant!
What's the impact on workers of speeding up the lines in meat packing plants?
The impact is very very bad. The workers are forced to go faster and faster which often cause more injuries then going at a slow steady pace. The plant wants to speed up the lines because the faster the meat is packaged the more meat they can sell.
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