meatpacker
Processes livestock commercially
A meatpacker is a person or company that processes and packages meat for distribution and sale.
The work involves slaughtering animals, cutting carcasses, and preparing meat products for market.
Meatpacking has historically been dangerous, low-wage labor: The meatpackers went on strike for better conditions.
Animal killing facility
- abattoirMeat processing facility
- processingSystematic operation on data
- stockyardLivestock enclosure for trade
- feedlotLivestock fattening enclosure
cattle · swine · poultry · livestock · agribusiness · beef · pork · lamb
Broad-bladed cutting tool
- carcassSlaughtered animal's body
- boningRemoving skeletal structure
- trimmingCutting away excess
- slaughterKilling for meat
hook · saw · offal · evisceration · shank · brisket · sirloin · tenderloin
Joining into one
- wagesPayment for work
- shiftMovement or work period
- overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
employment · turnover · injury · immigration · strike · collective bargaining · Upton Sinclair · The Jungle
Identical throughout
- glovesHand coverings with fingers
- apronWaist-tied protective garment
- knifeSharp cutting utensil
- chainmailArmor of linked rings
hardhat · hairnet · boots · smock · hook · grinder · bandsaw · conveyor
Federal workplace safety regulator
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- recallMemory retrieval act
hygiene · sterilization · handwashing · pathogen · salmonella · listeria · temperature · compliance
slaughterhouse
Animal killing facility
- abattoirMeat processing facility
- processingSystematic operation on data
- stockyardLivestock enclosure for trade
feedlot · cattle · swine · poultry · livestock · agribusiness · beef · pork · lamb · veal
cleaver
Broad-bladed cutting tool
slaughter · hook · saw · offal · evisceration · shank · brisket · sirloin · tenderloin · chop
union
Joining into one
labor · employment · turnover · injury · immigration · strike · collective bargaining · Upton Sinclair · The Jungle · hazardous
uniform
Identical throughout
chainmail · hardhat · hairnet · boots · smock · hook · grinder · bandsaw · conveyor · stunner
OSHA
Federal workplace safety regulator
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
recall · hygiene · sterilization · handwashing · pathogen · salmonella · listeria · temperature · compliance · protocols
- workersworkers, employee, employees, laborer, laborers
- factory workfactory worker, assembly, assembly line, welding, assembly worker
- agribusinessagribusiness, farm, farms, corporate farms, factory farming
- union jobsautoworker, steelworker, teamster, longshoreman, electrician
- meatpackingslaughterhouse, abattoirs, slaughter, poultry plant, abattoir
- food producersfarmer, baker, butcher, fisherman, brewer
meatpackerrancher
One who raises livestock
cattle rancher · consumer · hog farmer · grocery store · restaurateur
- meatpacking plantFacility processing animal carcasses
- meatpacking industryCommercial animal slaughter sector
- meatpacking districtArea where animals become products