Company had track record of accidents. Then a Perryville cereal plant worker died
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News Summary
- The death of Nicolas Lopez Gomez, 38, remains under investigation by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
- If OSHA finds that the company violated safety requirements also cited in the two previous accidents, it could result in steep fines — and even criminal charges.
- The company under the microscope is Gilster-Mary Lee, a large private-label food manufacturer based in Chester, Illinois.
- It employs more than 2,000 and reported $630 million in revenue in 2024, according to the St. Louis Business Journal.
PERRYVILLE, Mo. In February 2023, an employee for a large food manufacturer was cleaning a machine at a southern Illinois factory when his right hand was sucked in by two metal rollers, crushing thre [+11283 chars]
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