Canada - Gursimran Kaur, 19, Walmart worker found dead inside bakery oven - October 22, 2024

[Laura456]

If no one else is involved, she must have either set the timer (if there was one) or turned it on herself before going in, imo.

Or a malfunction

 

[Lexiintoronto]

Or a malfunction

So far we’ve heard it was working properly—
““In a statement Monday, a department spokesperson said the order was lifted “after the oven was assessed and determined to have been operating as per the manufacturer’s requirements.””

‘No evidence of foul play’ in Halifax Walmart death inside bakery oven: police | Globalnews.ca

A Halifax police spokesperson says while investigators understand the public's interest in the case, "there are questions that may never have answers."

globalnews.ca

 

[ekc]

If no one else is involved, she must have either set the timer (if there was one) or turned it on herself before going in, imo.

i see where you are going with this...my question is if you are in a state of mind to do THIS to yourself would you disposition kind of give your work mates a question in an are you ok kind of wonder... i cant see her coming into work happy and bubbly and setting the oven to bake her...just a thought

 

[Lexiintoronto]

i see where you are going with this...my question is if you are in a state of mind to do THIS to yourself would you disposition kind of give your work mates a question in an are you ok kind of wonder... i cant see her coming into work happy and bubbly and setting the oven to bake her...just a thought

It may have been user error, or self-harm, imo.

It sounds counterintuitive, but when people choose to take their lives they can seem to be at peace or happy because they have found a ‘solution’ to end their pain.

(This is in general, we don’t know what happened yet.)

 

[Laura456]

To be fair, the Tibetan monks always look so peaceful in the photos I have seen of them on fire.

 

[Angelcat13]

The police said no one else was involved. My guess is they know that because of cctv footage.

On February 3rd, the store reopened. The Department of Labour is still investigating. From the CBC:

“Walmart remains in contact with Kaur's family and will consider ways to honour the young woman, who was remembered as a kind person with a gentle spirit by those who knew her.

"Three months is still very recent for that magnitude of a tragedy," Ritcey said. "We'll continue to be in contact and make sure that we work out the best situation possible with them."”
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7448983

I have to wonder (and maybe hope) that the police are releasing deceptive information about foul play not being involved in order to make a person of interest let their guard down and/or do something that helps lead to Justice for Gursimran - if Justice is warranted.

 

[ekc]

Or a malfunction

good thought...but everything ive read so far points to it being impossible to lock yourself in as the door has to be pushed and clicked....but if it does not click havent read anything that says the oven will start regardless the sets are on the outside

 

[ekc]

I have to wonder (and maybe hope) that the police are releasing deceptive information about foul play not being involved in order to make a person of interest let their guard down and/or do something that helps lead to Justice for Gursimran - if Justice is warranted.

i sure hope you are right... i may have missed it but nowhere have i seen any photos of father and brother... now there has been talk of her putting up with her paternal uncle in India before coming to Canada....

 

[annpats]

i sure hope you are right... i may have missed it but nowhere have i seen any photos of father and brother... now there has been talk of her putting up with her paternal uncle in India before coming to Canada....

"putting up with her uncle"...?

In what context?

 

[Kittypoo]

"putting up with her uncle"...?

In what context?

Being put up meaning living with uncle

 

[ekc]

"Gursimran, who had since then been putting up with her paternal uncle, Gurvinder Singh, in Jalandhar before moving to Canada, was hopeful that her father would join them in Canada, where they would eventually all settle down." from The Tribune in India

Jalandhar teenager’s death at walk-in oven shatters family’s Canada dream - The Tribune

The dream of a family hailing from Jalandhar to reunite in Canada after 16 years came crashing down with the dreadful death of Gursimran Kaur (19) in a walk-in oven at her workplace Walmart in Halifax on October 20.

www.tribuneindia.com

 

[ekc]

Being put up meaning living with uncle

yes you are right...but putting up with means your are dealing with a situation which may not be something you like...just a thought

 

[al66pine]

Stuck in Industrial Oven, Another Employee Death. Perryville, Missouri

"Worker dies after getting stuck in industrial oven at cereal factory"​

Per police, "officers were called to the Gilster-Mary Lee Cereal Plant on Thursday afternoon." bbm
".... by the time emergency workers were able to get there, the man had died.

"The Perry County Coroner identified the victim as 38-year-old Nicolas Lopez Gomez from Guatemala who was working under the alias Edward Avila."
"An OSHA investigation has been opened." bbm

No further details available ATM.

June 27, 2025

Worker dies after getting stuck in industrial oven at cereal factory, police say

A death investigation is underway at a cereal factory in Missouri after police received a report about a worker being stuck in an industrial oven.

www.firstalert4.com

I wonder if a lack of English fluency may have led misinterpretation of safety instructions. Maybe, maybe not.

ETA: not saying a language problem actually contributed to either of these deaths, but it's possible.
Regardless, sad, sad, sad.

 

[Bigditch]

Unbelievable.
You might be right, Al66pine.
Very sad. Negligent.

 

[Cedars]

Stuck in Industrial Oven, Another Employee Death. Perryville, Missouri

"Worker dies after getting stuck in industrial oven at cereal factory"​

Per police, "officers were called to the Gilster-Mary Lee Cereal Plant on Thursday afternoon." bbm
".... by the time emergency workers were able to get there, the man had died.

"The Perry County Coroner identified the victim as 38-year-old Nicolas Lopez Gomez from Guatemala who was working under the alias Edward Avila."
"An OSHA investigation has been opened." bbm

No further details available ATM.

June 27, 2025

Worker dies after getting stuck in industrial oven at cereal factory, police say

A death investigation is underway at a cereal factory in Missouri after police received a report about a worker being stuck in an industrial oven.

www.firstalert4.com

I wonder if a lack of English fluency may have led misinterpretation of safety instructions. Maybe, maybe not.

ETA: not saying a language problem actually contributed to either of these deaths, but it's possible.
Regardless, sad, sad, sad.

I haven't followed the Canadian case closely, so I don't know whether anyone has mentioned the provincial Worker's Compensation Board. Employers in Canada must follow safety regulations issued by their WCB, and they contribute funds to the WCB to provide insurance to workers if they're injured on the job.

WCB regulations are already very strict in Canada, around anything as dangerous as an oven.

Anyway, I'm sure Gursimran's case is being closely looked at by the Nova Scotia WCB, whether there was anything that could have prevented it. They are the ones that will issue new guidelines to everyone, to prevent any similar deaths in future: eg, if thought it was negligent: better training, training in worker's native language, perhaps a requirement for a 'buddy' system, so no one can turn on the oven by themselves - whatever they decide is needed. Canada is an extremely bureaucratic country, and employers who skip on safety will be closed down permanently, even if they are Walmart.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

My sincere condolences to his family.
This does show us that it can happen accidentally, IMO.
I wish the article had explained in some detail what was suspected to have happened.

 

[Trebor5591]

yes you are right...but putting up with means your are dealing with a situation which may not be something you like...just a thought

In this context, "putting up" means a temporary living situation.

 

[Aegon_the_Conqueror]

Stuck in Industrial Oven, Another Employee Death. Perryville, Missouri

"Worker dies after getting stuck in industrial oven at cereal factory"​

Per police, "officers were called to the Gilster-Mary Lee Cereal Plant on Thursday afternoon." bbm
".... by the time emergency workers were able to get there, the man had died.

"The Perry County Coroner identified the victim as 38-year-old Nicolas Lopez Gomez from Guatemala who was working under the alias Edward Avila."
"An OSHA investigation has been opened." bbm

No further details available ATM.

June 27, 2025

Worker dies after getting stuck in industrial oven at cereal factory, police say

A death investigation is underway at a cereal factory in Missouri after police received a report about a worker being stuck in an industrial oven.

www.firstalert4.com

I wonder if a lack of English fluency may have led misinterpretation of safety instructions. Maybe, maybe not.

ETA: not saying a language problem actually contributed to either of these deaths, but it's possible.
Regardless, sad, sad, sad.

Usually safety warnings are posted in English and Spanish.