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Worker Dies in Vat of Chocolate

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(Newser) – A New Jersey man encountered literal death by chocolate yesterday after falling into an 8-foot vat of the stuff, CNN reports. The factory worker fell off a platform while loading solid chocolate into the melting vat. The 29-year-old's colleagues rushed to shut off the machinery, but he suffered a fatal blow to the head from the vat's stirring mechanism before they could haul him out.

The New Jersey worker died after being hit by a piece of machinery used to mix melting chocolate.
The New Jersey worker died after being hit by a piece of machinery used to mix melting chocolate.   (Shutter Stock)
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ClearSight
Jul 9, 09 6:23 AM CDT
Bizarre way to go.... Reply
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Jul 9, 09 6:37 AM CDT
The Smothers brothers saw this coming. Reply
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Yourself
Jul 9, 09 10:12 AM CDT
damn, that sucks, then again, maybe its a sweet way to go. Reply
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Jul 9, 09 1:23 PM CDT
I can't imagine drowning ever being 'sweet'
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it is is chocolate is involved
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