Cocoa powder on a production line. Emergency personnel was routed to the scene on June 9, 2022, and a Lancaster Country 911 spokesperson said the two were performing maintenance inside the tank when they became stuck in "a sort of dry chocolate." Initial reports said the workers had fallen into the vat. (Credit: Mars, Inc.)

In something ripped from the pages of Roald Dahl, two employees of a tank maintenance firm required first responders to free them from a chocolate tank at the Mars Wrigley Confectionery U.S., LLC production site in Elizabethtown, Penn.

Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader

  • All PropertyCasualty360.com news coverage, best practices, and in-depth analysis.
  • Educational webcasts, resources from industry leaders, and informative newsletters.
  • Other award-winning websites including BenefitsPRO.com and ThinkAdvisor.com.
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.

Steve Hallo

Steve Hallo is managing editor of PropertyCasualty360.com. He can be reached at [email protected]