Before tragedy, Foundation Food Group was looking to ‘start a new chapter’ Foundation Food Group at the Memorial Drive entrance. - photo by Scott Rogers
Foundation Food Group was fresh off a merger between two Hall County companies and looking “to start a new chapter” in its short history when tragedy struck on Thursday with the deaths of six workers due to a nitrogen leak.
“We’re excited to start a new chapter for Foundation Food Group, our customers, industry partners and our employees,” said Jerry Wilson, president and CEO of the poultry processing company, in a press release announcing the merger on the company’s website.
Capitalist greed kills six poultry workers in Georgia
By Dianne Mathiowetz posted on February 1, 2021
Atlanta, Ga.
Jan. 31 Prior to Jan. 28, most of us were likely unaware of the death-rendering results of exposure to liquid nitrogen, including the low-wage workers at Foundation Food Group in Gainesville, Ga. It is used in food processing plants across the country to rapidly freeze products for shipping.
People gather on Jan. 30 for a vigil outside the plant in Gainesville, Ga., where six workers were killed in a liquid nitrogen leak.
Kept at −320° F, the odorless, colorless vapor is released in a confined space to flash freeze whatever it touches. In sufficient quantities, it can reduce the amount of oxygen in the air and cause asphyxiation.
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