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'''Mar-Jac Poultry Alabama''' is the Alabama division of a Gainesville, Georgia-based poultry processor which operates a large processing plant in [[Jasper]], as well as a hatchery and feed mill in Franklin County, truck shops in Jasper and Haleyville, and a distribution center in connection with [[Butts Foods]] on [[Robinwood Drive]] in [[Jefferson County]].
'''Mar-Jac Poultry Alabama''' is the Alabama division of a Gainesville, Georgia-based poultry processor which operates a large processing plant in [[Jasper]], as well as a hatchery and feed mill in Franklin County, truck shops in Jasper and Haleyville, and a distribution center in connection with [[Butts Foods]] on [[Robinwood Drive]] in [[Jefferson County]].


Mar-Jac was founded in [[1954]] by brothers Marvin and Jack McKibbon who sought to industrialize poultry production in Northeast Georgia by providing farmers with an integrated supply of hatchlings, feed, and processing services, similarly to how [[Marshall Durbin]] had organized the industry in Alabama. They sold their business to a marketing cooperative in [[1962]]. The Herndon, Virginia-based SAAR Foundation acquired the business in [[1984]] and later came under the umbrella of the Safa Trust, which shares several of the same executives.
Mar-Jac was founded in [[1954]] by brothers Marvin and Jack McKibbon who sought to industrialize poultry production in Northeast Georgia by providing farmers with an integrated supply of hatchlings, feed, and processing services, similarly to how [[Marshall Durbin Sr]] had organized the industry in Alabama. They sold their business to a marketing cooperative in [[1962]]. The Herndon, Virginia-based SAAR Foundation acquired the business in [[1984]] and later came under the umbrella of the Safa Trust, which shares several of the same executives.


Mar-Jac expanded from Georgia into Alabama and Mississippi by acquiring the [[Marshall Durbin Companies]] in January [[2014]]. The Jasper processing plant, with 1,050 workers, is the largest employer in [[Walker County]].
Mar-Jac expanded from Georgia into Alabama and Mississippi by acquiring the [[Marshall Durbin Companies]] in January [[2014]]. The Jasper processing plant, with 1,050 workers, is the largest employer in [[Walker County]].
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On [[May 1]], [[2024]] the U.S. Department of Labor documented the use of illegal child labor at the Jasper plant, "working on the kill floor deboning poultry and cutting carcasses." The department filed for a court-order for a temporary shutdown of the plant.
On [[May 1]], [[2024]] the U.S. Department of Labor documented the use of illegal child labor at the Jasper plant, "working on the kill floor deboning poultry and cutting carcasses." The department filed for a court-order for a temporary shutdown of the plant.


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==References==
==References==
* "[https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/region4/08132009-0 U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes nearly $380,000 in penalties against Gainesville, Ga., poultry processor for willful and serious violations]." (August 13, 2009) Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Region 4 News Release: 09-888-ATL (244)
* "[https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/region4/08132009-0 U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes nearly $380,000 in penalties against Gainesville, Ga., poultry processor for willful and serious violations]." (August 13, 2009) Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Region 4 News Release: 09-888-ATL (244)
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* [https://www.marjacpoultryal.com/ Mar-Jac Poultry Alabama] website
* [https://www.marjacpoultryal.com/ Mar-Jac Poultry Alabama] website


[[Category: Food industry]]
[[Category: Poultry producers]]
[[Category: Jasper]]
[[Category: Jasper]]

Latest revision as of 12:12, 17 May 2024

Mar-Jac Poultry Alabama is the Alabama division of a Gainesville, Georgia-based poultry processor which operates a large processing plant in Jasper, as well as a hatchery and feed mill in Franklin County, truck shops in Jasper and Haleyville, and a distribution center in connection with Butts Foods on Robinwood Drive in Jefferson County.

Mar-Jac was founded in 1954 by brothers Marvin and Jack McKibbon who sought to industrialize poultry production in Northeast Georgia by providing farmers with an integrated supply of hatchlings, feed, and processing services, similarly to how Marshall Durbin Sr had organized the industry in Alabama. They sold their business to a marketing cooperative in 1962. The Herndon, Virginia-based SAAR Foundation acquired the business in 1984 and later came under the umbrella of the Safa Trust, which shares several of the same executives.

Mar-Jac expanded from Georgia into Alabama and Mississippi by acquiring the Marshall Durbin Companies in January 2014. The Jasper processing plant, with 1,050 workers, is the largest employer in Walker County.

Occupational safety

In 2009 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fined Mar-Jac $379,800 for 37 "willful and serious violations" at its Gainesville, Georgia processing plant over a period of several years.

On May 31, 2021 a 48-year-old worker at the company's plant in Hattiesburg, Mississippi was pulled into an eviscerator and died from his injuries. OSHA cited the plant for 2 serious safety violation and levied a penalty of $27,306. On July 14, 2023 a 16-year-old contract sanitation worker at the company's plant in Hattiesburg, Mississippi was pulled into a machine and and also died from his injuries. This time OSHA cited the plant for 14 serious violations and levied a penalty of $212,646.

On November 27, 2023 a worker was injured while attempting to reposition a chicken entering a machine at the Jasper processing facility. Following an investigation by OSHA the company paid a fine of $11,754 for failing to provide "a work environment free of hazards likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees".

On May 1, 2024 the U.S. Department of Labor documented the use of illegal child labor at the Jasper plant, "working on the kill floor deboning poultry and cutting carcasses." The department filed for a court-order for a temporary shutdown of the plant.

References

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