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Coverage dated December 13, 2021 to December 14, 2021

Kentucky candle factory worker says she faced discipline if she left job amid tornado

Headline from Fox26 Houston

An employee of the Kentucky candle factory where eight workers were killed by a tornado says a supervisor threatened her with written disciplinary action if she went home early because storms were approaching.

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  1. Madison

    Worker says she risked discipline if she left job amid storm (opens Madison)

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    MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — An employee of the Kentucky candle factory where eight workers were killed by a tornado said Tuesday that a supervisor threatened her with written disciplinary action

  2. Fox26 Houston

    Kentucky candle factory worker says she faced discipline if she left job amid tornado (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    An employee of the Kentucky candle factory where eight workers were killed by a tornado says a supervisor threatened her with written disciplinary action if she went home early because storms were approaching.

  3. Local Memphis

    Kentucky candle factory worker said supervisor threatened discipline if she left early due to storms (opens Local Memphis)

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    Haley Conder worked at the Mayfield Consumer Products factory, where eight workers were killed by a tornado.

  4. Portland Press Herald

    Worker at Kentucky candle factory says she risked discipline if she left job as storm neared (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Kentucky’s governor says the state's workplace safety agency will look into the eight deaths Friday night at Mayfield Consumer Products.

  5. Boston

    Kentucky candle factory worker says she risked discipline if she left job amid storm (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    Eight workers at the Kentucky candle factory were killed by the tornado that swept through the Midwest this week.

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