Factory Worker Dies in Industrial Oven at Walmart Supplier
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A 38-year-old factory worker, Nicolas Lopez Gomez, died after becoming trapped inside an industrial oven at a Missouri cereal plant supplying Walmart. The incident occurred while he was cleaning the oven, which was turned off at the time. Authorities have ruled out foul play, and an investigation is underway involving the coroner and OSHA. This tragic event follows a similar death eight months prior at a Canadian Walmart, where a teenage employee died in a walk-in oven. Both incidents highlight workplace safety concerns.
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