Smithfield Foods employee found dead at Tar Heel plant

COMING UP.

AND HAPPENING NOW HERE IN THE

WRAL LIVE CENTER THIS NOON, WE

HAVE JUST CONFIRMED THAT

EMPLOYEE WAS FOUND DEAD AT A

SMITHFIELD FOODS LOCATION.

THIS IS THE STATEMENT THAT WE

RECEIVED. WE ARE SADDENED TO

LEARN THAT AN EMPLOYEE WAS

FOUND UNRESPONSIVE.

>> OUR TAR HILL, NORTH CAROLINA

FACILITY ON SATURDAY AND WAS

PRONOUNCED DECEASED. OUR

THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH

OUR CO-WORKERS FAMILY. WE HAVE

NOTIFIED OSHA AND ARE FULLY

COOPERATING WITH AN

INVESTIGATION. I WANT TO JUST

GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHERE THIS

LOCATION IS IN TAR HILL RIGHT

OFF OF NC 87. THAT'S A PICTURE

FROM GOOGLE IMAGES OF THE

FACILITY RIGHT NOW. WE ARE

WORKING TO GATHER MORE DETAILS

IN TERMS OF HOW EXACTLY DID

THIS PERSON AND I WILL BE SURE