Episode 94 - Incident Breakdown: 2021 Fatal Liquid Nitrogen Release at Foundation Food Group Facility in Georgia
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On January 28, 2021, the Foundation Food Group facility in Gainesville, Georgia, experienced a liquid nitrogen release that ultimately resulted in six employee fatalities. The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released their final investigation report into this incident on December 11, 2023, and today Molly and Jo are here to cover all of the report's highlights. We'll walk you through details regarding the day of the incident, the hazards of liquid nitrogen, the root cause of the incident and other contributing factors, and close with what any company can learn from this incident. As always, we thank the CSB for their thorough reporting on this incident, and invite you to read their final investigation report at the link below. https://www.csb.gov/csb-releases-final-report-into-2021-fatal-liquid-nitrogen-release-at-foundation-food-group-facility-in-georgia/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amplifyyourprocesssafety/message
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