Woman found dead in oven at Halifax Walmart located by her mother, organization says | Globalnews.ca
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The Maritime Sikh Society says both the victim and her mother were employees at the Walmart in Halifax. The mother remains in shock, the organization says.
  • corroded@lemmy.world
    561·
    2 months ago

    Something isn’t adding up here. The first article I read about this said that there were employees nearby who saw her but were unable to open the door. If I see someone being literally cooked, I’m going to grab the closest metal object and smash the fuck out of the door. I would imagine most people would have the same reaction. Even if it’s a metal door, 4 or 5 people could almost certainly pry it open.

      • CTDummy@lemm.ee
        33·
        2 months ago

        Unless the oven auto starts on close I don’t see how this could have happened with the victim alone. I think ours would idle when closed but they would be already on (warm enough to alert/stop someone walking inside). Like it’d have to be a shit design if an employee could just close themselves inside one and the oven starts some sort of program or turns on due to a schedule. Very interested to hear what the investigation turns up. Feels very much like someone might be up for manslaughter/ neg homicide.

        Ex: She was inside cleaning and an employee wearing ANC headphones closed it and hit it the on. Or someone closing her in there as a “prank” not realising the danger.

    • CTDummy@lemm.ee
      361·
      2 months ago

      I did a brief stint working in a bakery. If it’s anything like those oven there’s only a small glass window to see inside. Though I don’t recall them locking, I imagine they would otherwise employees would get blasted with hundred degree heat. They also seem like prying them open would be incredibly difficult. I don’t know how they aren’t like walk ins with an emergency release. I agree still something doesn’t add up.

      • grte
        15·
        2 months ago

        I don’t know how they aren’t like walk ins with an emergency release.

        I can’t imagine it would pass OH&S muster to not have an internal release on a walk in oven. I suspect poorly maintained equipment where the release was broken. Something similar happened to an Arby’s manager last year.

      • wise_pancake
        10·
        2 months ago

        The emergency release on walk-in freezers isn’t great either.

        It can ice up or jam, the handle can be bent, and because the door opens outward all it takes is one poorly placed pallet and you can be trapped.

        When I worked with one my cell phone didn’t work inside either.

        • AJ1English
          6·
          2 months ago

          When I worked with one my cell phone didn’t work inside either.

          makes sense, it’s basically a giant Faraday cage

        • Someone
          2·
          2 months ago

          I haven’t worked in many places with a walk in freezer, but the several I have all had alarms in them. Not automatic, but if the door was stuck there was a big red button next to it that would set off a siren and flashing light outside.

          • wise_pancake
            1·
            2 months ago

            Huh, the one I worked in didn’t have that.

            It just had a glow in the dark handle for the door.