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BERKSHIRE FOODS, INC.

Administrative - Formal · FY1990 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 27484

$35K
Penalty
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
05-1990-0204
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

BERKSHIRE FOODS IS A MEAT-COOLING OPERATION. ON JANUARY 5, 1989, APPROX. 2,000 LBS OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA WERE RELEA- SED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN A REFRIGERA- TION UNIT. AS A RESULT OF THIS RELEASE, FIFTY PEOPLE WERE EVACUATED AND TWO POLICE OFFICERS WERE TREATED AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL.

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