A teenager was sucked into a meat grinder and killed Sunday when the machine suddenly turned on while he was cleaning it at a California factory for a popular frozen burrito brand.
The unidentified 19-year-old victim was working at Tina’s Burritos food processing plant in Vernon, as part of the after-hours sanitation crew, when the deadly mishap occurred, according to the Vernon Police Department.
A 19-year-old sanitation worker got caught in a meat grinder when it suddenly turned on while he was cleaning it at a Tina’s Burritos food processing plant in Vernon, California. Google Maps
He was cleaning the meat grinder when it somehow activated and sucked him inside at around 9:30 p.m., VPD Sgt. Daniel Onopa told 6abc.
Other workers said they heard the teen shouting for help as they tried to turn off the machine, but couldn’t.
Authorities rushed to the scene, but found