Poultry industry has lowest incidence of injuries and illnesses

New U.S. Labor Department statistics show the poultry industry last year (2006) reached a record low for employee injuries and illnesses. Richard Lobb, communications director of the National Chicken Council, says the rate was 6-point-6 per 100 employees, below food manufacturing jobs and slightly above manufacturing jobs in general…

"Not long ago we were probably about twice the rate of manufacturing as a whole. So we're getting very close to being on a par with all types of manufacturing. So the trend is certainly in the right direction."