Working ‘the chain,’ slaughterhouse workers face lifelong injuries

Teresa, 31, worked at a pork processing plant in Nebraska for five years until injuries to her shoulder forced her to quit. She still has pain and can only work part-time. (Brian Seifferlein, Harvest Public Media)
Teresa, an immigrant from Mexico has worked at a pork processing plant in Lincoln, Neb., since 2011. She didn’t want to use her last name because she feared that a family member, who still works at a plant, might get in trouble.
Teresa worked on the line, or “the chain,&rdq