29-year-old Hit by Mixing Blade Falls to Death into 8-Foot Vat of Boiling Chocolate

[Amerigo Vespucci]

CAMDEN, N.J., July 8, 2009
Man Falls to Death into Vat of Chocolate
29-year-old Hit by Mixing Blade Falls into 8-Foot Vat of Boiling Chocolate

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/07/08/national/main5144629.shtml



(CBS/AP) Authorities say a man has died after falling into a vat of melted chocolate in a New Jersey processing plant.

A spokesman for the Camden County Prosecutor's Office says the 29-year-old temporary worker at Cocoa Services Inc. plant fell after a blade used to mix raw chocolate hit him. The man's name has not been released.

The accident happened around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday as the worker was loading raw chocolate into the vat where it's melted and mixed before being shipped elsewhere to be made into candy products.

The victim was said to have been trapped in the vat for nearly 10 minutes before being freed, reports CBS station KYW. Officials said a preliminary investigation has revealed that the worker may have suffered a head injury while inside the vat.

Prosecutor's spokesman Jason Laughlin says a co-worker tried to shut off the machine and two others tried to pull the man out of the 8-foot deep vat.

[rcrush]

1. This is what happens when you piss off Willy Wonka

[Bunny]

2. That's awful.

How sad.

[MissMillie]

3. holy cow

this poor man,.... and his family who will probably never ever want to hear the words "Death by Chocolate"

[SeattleGirl]

4. Death by Chocolate

[Moondog]

10. Ah, death, where is thy sweet sting?

[Bertha Venation]

5. good god.

[Shell Beau]

6. What a freak accident.

Sad.

[fujiyama]

7. A weird cross between Willy Wonka and Six Feet Under

Oompa Loompa Doompatity Doo...

[Blue Diadem]

8. poor guy

:(

[Moondog]

9. Head injury while in the vat ...

Hmmm. I wonder if they threw out the chocolate, or if they're going to try and sell it as a one-time "special edition?

[KamaAina]

11. I've heard of chocolate-covered ants, but this is ridiculous.

:(

[SidneyCarton]

12. Hell of a way to go.

:scared:

[Ptah]

13. Life imitating Smothers Brothers

Chocolate The Smothers Brothers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDonSwXPUZU

[Initech]

14. Where would I go buy a chocolate-covered human?

[Blue_Tires]

15. too easy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUvnaWAYc_Y&feature=related