
15. Smithfield Plant Is Prime Example
In April 2020, the Smithfield meat-packing plant in South Dakota made the news because hundreds of its workers became infected. Nearly half of all cases in South Dakota were workers at the Smithfield plant who contracted the virus at work.
Tragically, some of the Smithfield workers died after becoming infected. The only way to prevent outbreaks, such as this one, is to provide workers with access to the PPE that they need and ensure that they can remain six feet apart from their colleagues.