Man dies in vat of chocolate

[Thomas Veil]

Man dies at chocolate factory

(CNN) -- An employee at a New Jersey chocolate processing plant died Wednesday after falling into a vat of hot chocolate, according to a spokesman for the Camden County Prosecutor's office.

Vincent Smith II, 29, was dumping raw chocolate into the vat for melting when he fell in from a nine-foot high platform. He suffered a fatal blow to the head from the vat's agitator, a paddle-like mechanism used for stirring the chocolate.

According to the Camden County prosecutor's office, three other people were on the platform at the time. One was able to shut the machinery off quickly, but it was too late to save Smith.

The facility, owned by Cocoa Services Inc., is managed and operated by by Lyons and Sons.

The rectangular vat, which was 8 feet deep, 14 feet long and 6 feet wide, was churning a batch of chocolate for Hershey's when the accident occurred, the prosecutor's office said.

I have to say it:

Parting is such sweet sorrow.

 

[arkitect]

I have to say it:

Parting is such sweet sorrow.

I saw this earlier today and thought about posting… but somehow it just seemed in bad taste to make fun.

If he had survived on the other hand.

Kicker is, working full time in a chocolate factory, he probably didn't like chocolate all that much.

 

[dalvin200]

obviously will be a bad batch

 

[iPhoneNYC]

Sounds like a scene out of "Who's Killing the Great Chefs of Europe."

 

[maflynn]

death by chocolate - what a way to go.

 

[J.saint-laurent]

So does that mean there is some very cheap chocolate for sale?

 

[Thomas Veil]

I do hope nobody nibbled off his ears.

 

[Queso]

Bearing in mind it's Hersheys a hint of human corpse can only improve the flavour

 

[liketom]

bet his mum said " too much chocolate will kill ya "

 

[rdowns]

One Flew Over the Cocoa's Nest.

I read this on the Fudge Report.

 

[liketom]

One Flew Over the Cocoa's Nest.

I read this on the Fudge Report.

lol that's a good one!

well least he does not have to worry about Chocolate rotting his teeth or spoiling his Tea now

but in all - what a way to go! poor git

 

[Unspoken Demise]

Its sort of a bitter sweet moment.

 

[testcard]

It's a story with a soft centre.

 

[rdowns]

Let's hope he didn't work in a Reese's factory.

 

[joro]

It's a story with a soft centre.

Wrong, so wrong!

 

[MacBoobsPro]

Bearing in mind it's Hersheys a hint of human corpse can only improve the flavour

No shizzle, I tried some Hershey chocolate while over in New York and it tasted like puke (literally). You know when you throw up in your mouth a little bit? Like that! It's nasty!

 

[agkm800]

You guys are disgusting.

 

[Unspoken Demise]

You guys are disgusting.

We'd probably taste better if we were covered in chocolate.

 

[0098386]

Poor bugger . And yes, poor show all.

 

[rdowns]

You guys are disgusting.

Poor bugger . And yes, poor show all.

Lighten up guys. There's nothing wrong with a little dark chocolate humor.

 

[Melrose]

I do hope nobody nibbled off his ears.

I dunno, I usually eat the eyes first..

Really though that's pretty horrible.

 

[nobunaga209]

Lighten up guys. There's nothing wrong with a little dark chocolate humor.

+1, nothing wrong with a dark sense of humor...just saying!

 

[LizKat]

I do hope nobody nibbled off his ears.

Reminds me of that greeting card with the two chocolate Easter rabbits, one with his tail missing and the other with his ears already nibbled off.

Rabbit one: "My butt hurts."

Rabbit two: "What?"

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I can't believe I am posting to this thread. That guy's accident was a horrible way to die and a horrible thing for his co-workers and family to cope with.

 

[Unspoken Demise]

Reminds me of that greeting card with the two chocolate Easter rabbits, one with his tail missing and the other with his ears already nibbled off.

Rabbit one: "My butt hurts."

Rabbit two: "What?"

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I can't believe I am posting to this thread. That guy's accident was a horrible way to die and a horrible thing for his co-workers and family to cope with.

I wonder if there was any chocolate in the after-eulogy-get-together.

"This chocolate tastes kind of...different."

 

[killerrobot]

I wonder if they had to eat him out or if they just decided to bury him like this.

On a serious note, you would think if they're working 9 feet above the vat that some sort of safety harness would have to be worn to stop a fall like that.