An investigation is underway in Missouri after a factory employee was found dead in an industrial oven on Thursday.
The Perryville police were called to the Gilster Mary Lee Cereal Plant to assist a 38-year-old man named Nicolas Gomez. According to KSDK, Gomez was assigned to clean the exterior of an oven using a power washer. It remains a mystery to the authorities how he ended up getting stuck inside the oven.
According to the news station, Gomez was a Guatemalan national used the alias Edward Avila.
Foul play is not suspected in Gomez’s death. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the incident.
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