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CHAPTER SUMMARY AND NOTES
CHAPTER 8 - THE MOST DANGEROUS JOB
Summary
This chapter opens with a tour of a slaughterhouse “somewhere
in the High Plains.” Schlosser observes the crowded, bloodied plant and the process
that turns live cattle into what we are used to seeing in the grocery store. Meatpacking
has become the most dangerous job in America. Unlike poultry plants, in which
almost all tasks are performed by machines, most of the work in a slaughterhouse
is done by hand. Hazards of the job include injuries from the various machines
and knives, strain to the body from poor working conditions, and even methamphetamine
use in order to keep up with the production line. Women face the added threat
of sexual harassment.
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The cleaning crew that comes at night contends with equally hazardous conditions. The crew.........
Notes
The
purpose of this chapter is to consider how human actors in the meatpacking industry
are damaged because of the way plants are managed. Schlosser demonstrates what
the specific hazards are (dangerous machinery, impractical expectations for..........
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