Gainesville poultry plant has second leak in six months; Complaint filed with OSHA
Some workers feared they would die like some of their co-workers had six weeks prior during the nitrogen leak. Author: Natisha Lance (11Alive) Updated: 12:05 AM EDT April 7, 2021
GAINESVILLE, Ga. The Foundation Food Group in Gainesville is facing more accusations of an unsafe work environment after an advocacy group filed a complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
The complaint claims the plant likely violated process safety management standards twice within six months, putting workers in fear for their lives.
Just weeks after a deadly nitrogen leak killed six workers and injured others on January 28, Foundation Food Group is still under scrutiny. And now one advocacy group wants OSHA to take the plant to court.
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More lawsuits filed for those affected by Foundation Food Group nitrogen leak Foundation Food Group, pictured Jan. 29, 2021 - photo by Scott Rogers
Four more lawsuits have been filed on behalf of the workers killed and injured following the Jan. 28 Foundation Food Group nitrogen leak in Gainesville, according to court documents.
The four suits were filed Thursday, Feb. 18, in Gwinnett County State Court.
Three of the wrongful death lawsuits filed Thursday were for: Veronica Vellez, the wife of Victor Vellez, 38; Yedith Alejandra Gauna, the wife of Edgar Uriel Vera-Garcia, 28; and Maria Piedad Cabrera Galicia, the mother of Jose de Jesus Elias Cabrera, 45.
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