Life imitates art - Mars Wrigley fined after workers fall into vat of chocolate

[Ptah]

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. -- Federal workplace safety authorities have fined a central Pennsylvania confectionary factory more than $14,500 following an accident last year in which two workers fell into a vat of chocolate.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Mars Wrigley in the June accident at the Elizabethtown M&M/Mars factory, saying the workers were not authorized to work in the tanks and weren't trained on the proper safety procedures for the equipment.

Officials said two workers employed by an outside contracting firm fell into the partially filled chocolate tank while doing maintenance work. Emergency responders were able to free the pair by cutting a hole in the bottom of the tank, officials said. Both were taken to hospitals, one by helicopter.

A company representative told reporters last week that the safety of workers and outside contractors “is a top priority for our business.”

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/candy-firm-fined-after-2-workers-fall-vat-97066841

[niyad]

1. Exactly my thought.

[Ptah]

3. I was a little disappointed that the news article didn't mention the Smothers bit

[Doodley]

2. Fined for the stupidity of two workers from a contract firm.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

5. Did you miss the part where they weren't properly trained?

[Doodley]

9. They needed to be trained not to fall in a vat of chocolate? Really? One falling in

might be an accident, but two? You can't fix stupid.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

10. People have to be trained to not fly airplanes into mountains, too. Shocked?

[Doodley]

12. Of course they are going to say, "It's not our fault. We weren't

trained how NOT to fall into a vat of chocolate," rather than admit to fooling around like a pair of idiots.

It's unfortunate that too many people can't admit fault and have to blame others.

I am surprised you would liken that to the skill and training required to fly a plane. Safety is the number one priority for a pilot. It obviously wasn't for those fools at the chocolate factory.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

14. Does this mean you are intimately familiar with the job?

Does this mean you know there are only simple dangers involved? Ample safety measures are in place? Anyone competent to wash dishes could do the job?

[Doodley]

15. Yes, I would think there were only simple dangers involved. If there wasn't,

Tweedledum and Tweedledee should have sought help, but they didn't. It is obvious they were acting like a pair of bozos. Yes, anyone competent who isn't stupid can wash dishes.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

16. "I would think" sounds like you are not basing your criticism on experience.

Sorry, but I wouldn't hire you.

[Doodley]

17. I admit that I've not had experience of falling in a vat of Chocolate.

In the old days, it would be the idiots that fell in who would be sued. They didn't take safety seriously, caused a shutdown in production, caused the waste of a vat of chocolate, and damage to the vat that had to be cut be rescue workers, then blamed the company because they weren't smart enough not to fall. It's like that movie Idiocracy, where it's quite normal to be stupid.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

18. In the good old days, we didn't need those silly air bags; we weren't stupid enough to wreck.

[roamer65]

4. ...

[IronLionZion]

6. More and more work is being contracted out

Contracting can be sketchy as hell with plenty of corners cut and blatant lies told to everyone involved. Any complaints and you're fired without notice and they bring in someone else.

[Ptah]

7. Did you enjoy the Smothers Brothers bit?

[IronLionZion]

8. Yes, very prescient

And Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

[Brother Buzz]

11. Tommy Smothers' chocolate mud pond was two blocks from his wine tasting room in Kenwood, California

I can't hot link to the photo, but here's the link:

https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fimengine.prod.srp.navigacloud.com%2F%3Fuuid%3D2af2a4b5-92b8-5e73-9178-ed0195de917f%26type%3Dprimary%26q%3D72%26width%3D450&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sonomanews.com%2Farticle%2Fopinion%2Fsonoma-loved-a-good-pillow-fight%2F&tbnid=0R2tlVFxFfE5CM&vet=12ahUKEwiHu4Wy85X9AhW4NEQIHdtsC24QMygAegUIARCOAQ..i&docid=owVCuuLicitwdM&w=450&h=640&q=tommy%20smothers%20pillow%20fight&ved=2ahUKEwiHu4Wy85X9AhW4NEQIHdtsC24QMygAegUIARCOAQ

[red dog 1]

13. Good thing it was only partially filled,

(It could have been a lot worse for those 2 guys)