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13.02.2023 / 23:41

Lancaster County candy firm fined after 2 workers fall into vat of chocolate

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. - Federal workplace safety authorities have fined a central Pennsylvania confectionary factory more than $14,500 following an accident last year in which two workers fell into a vat of chocolate.The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Mars Wrigley in the June accident at the Elizabethtown M&M/Mars factory, saying the workers were not authorized to work in the tanks and weren't trained on the proper safety procedures for the equipment.Officials said two workers employed by an outside contracting firm fell into the partially filled chocolate tank while doing maintenance work. Emergency responders were able to free the pair by cutting a hole in the bottom of the tank, officials said.

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Mars Wrigley fined by OSHA after workers fell into vat of chocolate

FILE IMAGE - Chocolates are seen during production at Mars Chocolate of North America factory on March 29, 2019, in Elizabethtown, PA (Photo by Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Mars Wrigley was fined by federal workplace safety authorities in response to an incident last year in which two workers fell into a vat of chocolate.The central Pennsylvania confectionary factory will now be required to pay more than $14,500 over the accident from June.The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Mars Wrigley in the accident at the Elizabethtown M&M/Mars factory. The agency said the workers were not authorized to work in the tanks and had not been trained on the proper safety procedures for the equipment.According to officials, two workers employed by an outside contracting firm fell into the partially filled chocolate tank as they were conducting maintenance work.

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2 rescued from chocolate tank at M&M Mars facility in Pennsylvania: report

Scene image via WHP-TV via FOX ELIZABETHTOWN, Penn. - Two people reportedly fell into a chocolate tank at the M&M Mars facility in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania Thursday afternoon.WHTM reports that authorities were called to help cut a hole in the tank so the two people could escape, though it’s unclear if there was chocolate in the tank at the time. Authorities haven't said how the people fell in. Their condition was not immediately available.FOX Television Stations has reached out to Mars Wrigley for a statement.

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Americans load up on candy, trick or treat - or not

if the coronavirus clamps down on trick or treat. Fifty-five percent of Mars Wrigley's Halloween candy sales usually happen in the last two weeks of October, says Tim LeBel, the company's chief Halloween officer and head of U.S.

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Americans buying more chocolate during coronavirus pandemic

ORLANDO, Fla. – Forget the freshman 15, many Americans are dealing with the “COVID-19.”During the pandemic, go-to comfort food seems to be chocolate.Sales of chocolate have been on the rise since mid-March.During the 17-week period that ended on June 27, people bought $3.7 billion worth of chocolate.

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