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| US worker dies in chocolate vat | US worker dies in chocolate vat |
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| A man has died after falling into a vat of hot chocolate at a factory in the US state of New Jersey. | A man has died after falling into a vat of hot chocolate at a factory in the US state of New Jersey. |
| Vincent Smith Jr, 29, was emptying pieces of solid chocolate into the melting vat when he slipped from a platform into the 2.5m (8ft) deep unit. | Vincent Smith Jr, 29, was emptying pieces of solid chocolate into the melting vat when he slipped from a platform into the 2.5m (8ft) deep unit. |
| A spokesman for the local prosecutor's office said the man appeared to have died instantly from a blow to his head by a paddle mixing the chocolate. | A spokesman for the local prosecutor's office said the man appeared to have died instantly from a blow to his head by a paddle mixing the chocolate. |
| His colleagues at the factory tried to shut down the mixer, but were too late. | His colleagues at the factory tried to shut down the mixer, but were too late. |
| Mr Smith was a temporary worker at the Cocoa Services Inc plant in the city of Camden. | Mr Smith was a temporary worker at the Cocoa Services Inc plant in the city of Camden. |
| The chocolate is mixed at the plant by another company before being shipped. | The chocolate is mixed at the plant by another company before being shipped. |