US agency concludes chemical leak that killed 6 Georgia poultry workers was `completely preventable’

US agency concludes chemical leak that killed 6 Georgia poultry workers was `completely preventable' | News Channel 3-12

US agency concludes chemical leak that killed 6 Georgia poultry workers was `completely preventable'

US agency concludes chemical leak that killed 6 Georgia poultry workers was `completely preventable'

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press A federal agency says a chemical leak that killed six workers at a Georgia poultry plant in 2021 could have been prevented. The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board concluded the liquid nitrogen spill at the Foundation Food Group plant in Gainesville was caused by a bent tube that was likely damaged during maintenance, disabling safety controls on a freezer. The agency faulted the freezer’s manufactu…

US agency concludes chemical leak that killed 6 Georgia poultry workers was `completely preventable' - The Morning Sun

A chemical leak that killed six workers at a Georgia poultry plant in 2021 resulted from a poorly designed freezer that spilled deadly liquid nitrogen as well as a failure by the plant's owner to install safety equipment and properly train employees for emergencies, a federal agency has concluded. “This needless and senseless tragedy was completely preventable,” U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Chairman Steve Owens said in a s…