Minor who died in poultry plant accident got the job with the identity of a 32-year-old

A 16-year-old employee who died after getting sucked into equipment at a Mississippi poultry plant got the job using the identity of a 32-year-old man, a new revelation that highlights the ease with which migrant children are finding work in a dangerous industry, and the challenges companies face in trying to evaluate their true ages.

Duvan Pérez, who was hired to clean up at Mar-Jac Poultry in Hattiesburg, which supplies chicken to companies like Chick-fil-A, died on July 14. Within hours of his death, questions about his true age were raised by a local Facebook news site, and he was soon determined to be 16.

It’s illegal for minors to work in slaughterhouses, which the Occupational Safety and Health Administration considers among the most perilous workplaces in the country.

The number of children working illegally has skyrocketed across all industries, according to the Labor Department, nearly doubling since 2019. More than 800 child labor investigations in 47 states are ongoing across industries, according to the agency.

NBC News is capping a yearlong investigation into child labor in America with a new documentary called “Slaughterhouse Children,” based on reporting in two countries and six states, dozens of interviews and the review of thousands of pages of public records, accident reports and internal corporate documents.

During research for the documentary, Mar-Jac confirmed to NBC News that Perez had used the identity of a man in his 30s.

Shown a picture of the 16-year-old, Mar-Jac attorney Larry Stine said Perez did not look like a 32-year-old man. “But he might have looked 18,” said Stine, who has represented the Georgia-based company since the 1990s.

Mar-Jac blamed the hiring of the teenager on a staffing company that supplies workers to the plant.

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Sick to hear this sad story rip to him poor kid.

alsporn wrote: ↑

December 19th, 2023, 8:00 am

Sick to hear this sad story rip to him poor kid.

if he did things the legal way... he would be alive. in the country illegally and working there illegally. a 16 yr old can't get that job! and he knew that!

BrasSmonkey wrote: ↑

December 19th, 2023, 1:49 pm

alsporn wrote: ↑

December 19th, 2023, 8:00 am

Sick to hear this sad story rip to him poor kid.

if he did things the legal way... he would be alive. in the country illegally and working there illegally. a 16 yr old can't get that job! and he knew that!

You are looking at the world from sitting in a country with opportunity, people in some parts of the world will do anything for a meal a day, a roof over their head and making a few bucks to send home so their family can not starve. It's not all USA out there with high speed internet, IPhones and designer clothing. Look at the migrants risking their lives to cross the southern border or crossing the English channel to find work and a life.

TheButcher wrote: ↑

December 19th, 2023, 7:35 pm

BrasSmonkey wrote: ↑

December 19th, 2023, 1:49 pm

alsporn wrote: ↑

December 19th, 2023, 8:00 am

Sick to hear this sad story rip to him poor kid.

if he did things the legal way... he would be alive. in the country illegally and working there illegally. a 16 yr old can't get that job! and he knew that!

You are looking at the world from sitting in a country with opportunity, people in some parts of the world will do anything for a meal a day, a roof over their head and making a few bucks to send home so their family can not starve. It's not all USA out there with high speed internet, IPhones and designer clothing. Look at the migrants risking their lives to cross the southern border or crossing the English channel to find work and a life.

dude i have a few people from the south and none are illegal aliens!

If he fell in the grinder that would be one horrible way to go.

bestfreeporn wrote: ↑

December 20th, 2023, 7:16 am

If he fell in the grinder that would be one horrible way to go.

he was the 3rd one this year... spicy meat... somebody said