It was an incident that seems more like it belongs on "Bones." A tortilla blending machine trapped and killed a young male. The 2 a.m. call to emergency crews came too late — the man was pronounced dead on the scene. You can only imagine the personnel loan his family will now have to take out for his funeral.
Killing a male is a tortilla mixing device
There was a male who passed away in Brooklyn, N.Y. He was working at the Tortilleria Chinantla in Williamsburg when it happened. Police were called at 2:30 a.m. Juan Baten evidently dropped something to the blending machine. He bent over to retrieve the item out of the waist-high blending device. He was killed. This was because the device sucked him in. Police have said that they expect there was no criminal intent or activity. This particular factory has not had any history of industrial accidents or worker complaints within the past.
The rights workers have
The factory hadn't had any violations of safety in the past. This is the Tortilleria Chinantla. Juan’s co-workers apparently tried to pull him out of the machine, however were not able to. Employment activist groups have released several statements about this tortilla mixing device accident. In New York City, there’s a workers' rights campaign called Focus On The Food Chain which is about food processing and food distribution. They are investigating the tortilla blending device incident for any wrongdoing by the company.
The reason why 24-hour workdays are a problem
The industrial incident at the tortilla factory is just one more example of a trend in industrial accidents. Much like Chernobyl, Three Mile Island and even vehicle accident statistics, late night is a dangerous time to operate heavy equipment and machinery. The human brain is naturally sleepier at night, even with lots of sleep during the day. Lots of workers get put at risk for accidents at night because of the 24 hour nature of manufacturing processes.
Information from
New York Post
nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/man_dies_after_falling_into_tortilla_4kNCqfH3R3Toodk3aYZoYP
Gothamist
gothamist.com/2011/01/24/worker_dies_in_tortilla_mixer_at_br.php
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