| Worker Killed In Bizarre Bakery Accident |
An employee died Monday at a South Jersey bakery after falling into a 500-gallon mixer.
CBS 3's Todd Quinones reports the bizarre incident occurred at the LaBrea Bakery at the Pureland Industrial Complex just off Route 295 in Logan Township, New Jersey. Since the mishap, investigators have been talking with workers to figure out what exactly happened.
According to officials, the process worker who was killed was looking into the top inspection hole of the 20-foot-deep giant mixing vat when he apparently fell in.
"It's a stainless steel vat with mixing devices internally that go through the process," said Captain James Schmidt of the Logan Township Police Department.
The victim is a 34-year-old man from the Paulsboro, New Jersey, area. Although it is unknown how long he had been working at the bakery however his everyday duties included working around the mixer.
"Around 7:15 this evening, one of our employees was fatally injured. There's a number of ongoing investigations at the moment," said LaBrea Bakery Operations Manager Patrick Brannigan.
Authorities say that because most of the employees at the company only speak Spanish, a language barrier is making an investigation somewhat difficult.
In the meantime, Quinones reports that no evidence of foul play is present and it is believed the incident may simply have been a tragic accident.
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