$1 Million in Fines After Nitrogen Kills 6 at Georgia Poultry Plant

U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh testifies during a hearing before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies at Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, on July 14, 2021. Alex Wong/Getty Images/File

ATLANTA—Federal workplace safety officials are proposing nearly $1 million in fines against four companies following a January liquid nitrogen leak that killed six workers at a northeast Georgia poultry processing plant.

U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh announced the citations and fines by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Friday.