McClatchy Newspapers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina officials have fined a Union County poultry plant for more than $107,000 following an ammonia leak there last August.
Inspectors issued the Pilgrim's Pride plant, located on U.S. 74 in Marshville, more than 30 citations for various issues, some related to the ammonia leak, according to a report from the N.C. Department of Labor.
On Aug. 16, the leak forced the evacuation of 550 employees and 25 families who lived nearby. No injuries were reported, but the plant was damaged.
Ammonia, which is used in the refrigeration. . .
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