Deli Worker Injured By 50 Pounds of Frozen Chicken: Lawsuit

JOLIET, IL — A worker in the deli department of the Homer Glen Meijer was injured by a 50-pound box of frozen chicken with a defective handle, according to a lawsuit filed in Will County court.

Jennifer Putnam is suing Tyson Foods Inc. over the alleged May 7 mishap.

According to the lawsuit, “part of (Putnam’s) duties consisted of taking down boxes of (Tyson) frozen chickens for preparation.”

The “boxes have handles on them to grip on both sides because of their approximately 50 pound weight,” the suit said. Putnam reached for a box and, as she grabbed it, a “handle broke, resulting in personal injury.”

The lawsuit does not specify the injury Putnam supposedly suffered.

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