{"id":23624,"date":"2020-04-26T15:29:04","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T15:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virusreports.net\/worker-who-tested-positive-for-coronavirus-in-albany-food-processing-plant-speaks-out\/"},"modified":"2020-04-26T15:29:04","modified_gmt":"2020-04-26T15:29:04","slug":"worker-who-tested-positive-for-coronavirus-in-albany-food-processing-plant-speaks-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/virusreports.net\/worker-who-tested-positive-for-coronavirus-in-albany-food-processing-plant-speaks-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Worker who tested positive for coronavirus in Albany food processing plant speaks out"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>ALBANY, Ore. &#8212; One of eight employees from the Albany National Frozen Foods processing plant spoke to KEZI describing the workplace as unsafe and not properly protected.<\/p>\n<p>Out of fear of retaliation &#8211; the employee chose to remain anonymous, but what he shared paints a picture of negligence at the hands of the processing plant.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-footer=\"\" data-remote=\"http:\/\/media.heartlandtv.com\/images\/nff.jpg\" data-title=\"nff\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" src=\"https:\/\/media.heartlandtv.com\/images\/nff.jpg\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They haven&#8217;t even bothered to call and see if we&#8217;re still alive,&#8221; he said of himself and the seven others with the virus.<\/p>\n<p><span>A total of eight workers tested positive for the virus<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Albany site processes frozen vegetables, and our source says the people with the closest contact to the food aren&#8217;t protected at all.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The only people who got face masks were the packers &#8211; the people that put the bags in the box; not the people that handle the food, are touching the food and are leaning over the food,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The plant employs nearly 300 people all of whom were sent home Friday while the plant says they were conducting a deep clean of the facilities.<\/p>\n<p><span>RELATED<\/span><span>:&nbsp;<\/span>ALBANY FOOD PLANT SHUTS DOWN AFTER 8 WORKERS TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They said they&#8217;re working with the health department to sanitize the place&#8230; well&#8230; no you&#8217;re not working with anybody&#8230; you got caught,&#8221; the employee continued.<\/p>\n<p>The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration said they are investigating National Frozen Foods.<\/p>\n<p>The employee said he and others reported complaints to their union representative, but nothing came from it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve seen people sneeze, blow their nose while they&#8217;re standing over the product. I mean, it&#8217;s ridiculous,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>He also said the face shields that are being used &#8212; are shared.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When you&#8217;re done with (the shield) you put it in a barrel of soap and water and then someone comes and gets it out and puts it on their face.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The plant closed Friday for a deep cleaning, telling it&#8217;s employees they would be paid during the time off.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><em><small>Scroll for more content&#8230;<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gestyy.com\/w952zp\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALBANY, Ore. &#8212; One of eight employees from the Albany National Frozen Foods processing plant spoke to KEZI describing the workplace as unsafe and not properly protected. 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