The U.S. Secretary of Labor filed an appeal Dec. 28 to pursue an inspection warrant for the Mar-Jac poultry plant in Gainesville. U.S. District Judge William O’Kelley granted the poultry plant’s motion to quash the warrant Nov. 2, following the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s attempt for an “expanded inspection” of the facilities, according to court documents. In February, a Mar-Jac employee reportedly suffered first-, second- and third-degree burns.