Marfrig agrees damages payments following 2012 fatal accident
11/12/2013
On December 6, the ministry said packer and tanning group Marfrig had agreed to pay damages of five million reals, equivalent to around $2.1 million, and to make a series of improvements to its Bataguassu tannery.
Four workers at the tannery died at the end of January 2012 and 20 others were injured following the spillage of a chemical product. At the time, the authorities imposed a fine of one million reals on the company.
The additional award of five million reals in damages comes after a formal investigation by the ministry, which has taken the best part of a year. Marfrig will make the payments in five annual instalments.
Share this story:
