Ram set for slaughter spears Oregon meat packing employee
Courtesy KPTV-TV
DAYTON, Ore -- A ram set to be slaughtered at an Oregon meat packing plant speared an employee, causing serious head injuries Thursday morning according to FOX12 Oregon.
Firefighters and paramedics called for a LifeFlight helicopter at Ben's Custom Meat Processing in Dayton around 9:30 a.m.
The helicopter rushed the victim to Oregon Health & Science University Hospital to be treated for his injuries.
Dayton fire officials did not identify the victim, but said he is an employee of the meat packing plant and is in his 40s or 50s.
There's no word yet on his current condition.
Ben's Custom Processing is located in the 13000 block of Amity-Dayton Highway in Yamhill County.
The company's website says it's a licensed and insured butcher shop that has been in the Dayton area since the 1980's.