Ammonia leak at NC plant kills 1, injures 4

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

LUMBER BRIDGE, N.C. (AP) - An ammonia leak Saturday at a poultry processing plant in North Carolina killed one worker and injured four others, authorities said.

Robeson County Sheriff Kenneth Sealey said the leak occurred about 10 a.m. Saturday at the Mountaire Farms plant in Robeson County in southern-central North Carolina, about 16 miles south of Fayetteville.

Sealey identified the worker who died as Clifton Swain, 47, of Fayetteville at a mid-afternoon briefing. Sealey did not have additional details about Swain.

County Emergency Management Director Charles Britt told The Fayetteville Observer that the leak has been contained.

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[jmowreader]

1. Oh man...I'm glad THAT job fell through...

I once applied to be a maintenance worker out there. It's a nice plant, as chicken-choking plants go. Much cleaner than the House of Raeford plant, and it's got plenty of space for vehicles to maneuver in...as opposed to House of Raeford, where the parking lot is a long way from the factory and the loading docks are made for trucks from the 1930s or something.