Foundation Food Group and its associated companies face fines and scores of citations following the death of six workers and injuries of a dozen in a nitrogen accident. On January 28th, a freezer using nitrogen had a gas leak causing injury, death, and severe freezer burns to the Georgia chicken plant workers. The company is looking at 59 citations and $1 million in fines. Labor secretary Marty Walsh says the accident was entirely preventable. A spokesman for the company told the Washington Post it intends to fight the citations and fines.
See "Food company facing $1 million in fines following a chicken plant accident ", Rich Mckay, Reuters, July 26, 2021