140 chickens get processed every minute in most poultry plants in the US.
That's the maximum speed the US government allows most poultry plants to run their assembly lines.
It's a speed that helps chicken companies stay profitable.
But if you ask poultry workers, they'll say it's a speed that causes them pain.
Meat processing is a dangerous job in America.
Workers are 3 times more likely to get seriously injured than the average American worker.
More likely to get seriously injured than people who work in oil and gas drilling industrial building construction, or people who operate sawmills.
And that was before the COVID pandemic tore through meat plants.
Meat processing has a long history of safety issues.
Using a sharp tool quickly and close to other people is dangerous.
