Banham Poultry Nitrogen Gas Deaths

Two pest control workers, Neil Moon and Jonathan Collins, tragically died from asphyxiation in October 2018 at the Banham Poultry factory in United States — Norfolk, Virginia. They unknowingly entered a narrow passageway that had filled with toxic, odorless nitrogen gas, which leaked from a dislodged duct pipe connected to the factory's chicken chilling system. Prosecutors described the incident as a 'cavalier' safety failure, noting there were no warning signs. Both Banham Poultry and Air Products, which supplied the chilling system, have admitted health and safety offenses on the basis that their breaches caused the deaths. The sentencing hearing is ongoing, and the families of the victims have expressed their devastation and frustration over the seven-and-a-half-year wait for responsibility to be accepted.