Death by cookie dough?

October 7th, 2006

Just came across this Associated Press tidbit:

A worker at a new, Eugene-area bakery was pinned face down in a trough of dough, unable to breathe, and was hospitalized in critical condition.

Bryan Byrne somehow was pinned between a Plexiglas machine guard and the trough of dough, which was moving slowly down a conveyor line, said Kevin Weeks, spokesman for the Oregon Occupational Health and Safety Division.

And you thought your job was taking a toll on your health. Still, if I had to get critically injured at work, being suffocated by a gigantic mass of cookie dough would be right up there with my top picks. Hopefully it was chocolate chip.

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