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| Iowa man sacked for using forklift on vending machine | Iowa man sacked for using forklift on vending machine |
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| A man in the US state of Iowa lost his job after using a forklift to dislodge a chocolate bar from a jammed vending machine, according to state records. | |
| Robert McKevitt, 27, was working at a warehouse in the city of Milford when the incident occurred last autumn. | Robert McKevitt, 27, was working at a warehouse in the city of Milford when the incident occurred last autumn. |
| Mr McKevitt said he deposited a dollar in the machine, but his Twix bar snagged on a spiral hook. | Mr McKevitt said he deposited a dollar in the machine, but his Twix bar snagged on a spiral hook. |
| He then used an 8,000lb (3,628kg) forklift to shake the machine, according to his employer. | He then used an 8,000lb (3,628kg) forklift to shake the machine, according to his employer. |
| "That machine was trouble," Mr McKevitt told the Des Moines Register, saying he banged on it with his hands but to no avail. | "That machine was trouble," Mr McKevitt told the Des Moines Register, saying he banged on it with his hands but to no avail. |
| "They fired me, and now I hear they have all new vending machines there." | "They fired me, and now I hear they have all new vending machines there." |
| The former Polaris Industries employee allegedly used the forklift to pick up the vending machine six times and drop it nearly 2ft (61cm) on to a concrete floor. | The former Polaris Industries employee allegedly used the forklift to pick up the vending machine six times and drop it nearly 2ft (61cm) on to a concrete floor. |
| Three confectionary bars are said to have fallen out. | Three confectionary bars are said to have fallen out. |
| Mr McKevitt acknowledged using the forklift to move the machine, but said he did not lift or drop it. | Mr McKevitt acknowledged using the forklift to move the machine, but said he did not lift or drop it. |
| The Iowa National Guardsman, who reportedly served in Afghanistan, was fired from his job five days after the forklift incident. |