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One dead after workplace incident at Smithfield Foods, Monmouth

By Sharon Wren,

13 hours ago

One person is dead after a fatal workplace incident at Smithfield Foods in Monmouth this morning.

The company emailed a statement to Our Quad Cities News about the incident.

“We are deeply saddened to confirm the loss of a team member who was fatally injured in a workplace incident this morning at our Monmouth facility. Our safety personnel are currently on site investigating along with local authorities. Our thoughts and prayers are with our co-worker’s family.”

No further information about the incident, including the victim’s name, is available at this time.

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