Worker’s death at Chattanooga chicken plant may be unrelated to work

Staff photo / Chickens are unloaded from a truck at the Pilgrim's Pride plant Oct. 23, 2015, in Chattanooga. A worker died at the plant on Monday morning, according to officials. Staff photo / Chickens are unloaded from a truck at the Pilgrim's Pride plant Oct. 23, 2015, in Chattanooga. A worker died at the plant on Monday morning, according to officials.

By Ellen Gerst July 9, 2024 2 min read

The death of a worker at a Chattanooga chicken plant does not appear to be work-related, according to state officials.

The worker died sometime early Monday morning at the Pilgrim’s Pride plant on Broad Street, according to state and company spokespeople.

Chris Cannon, a spokesperson for the state’s labor agency, said Monday that the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration sent an investigator to the plant to look into the death.

“During the investigative process, the TOSHA investigator typically surveys the location of the incident, reviews company records and procedures and conducts interviews with management and employees,” he said in an email Monday.