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

[Clearsky]

Halifax Walmart worker was found dead inside bakery oven, police confirm | Globalnews.ca

A Walmart employee who was found dead at a Halifax store on Saturday night was found inside a walk-in oven in the bakery department, police say.

globalnews.ca

A Walmart employee who was found dead at a Halifax store on Saturday night was discovered inside a walk-in oven in the bakery department, according to police.

 

[bombardier]

i would assume a walk-in oven, same as a walk-in cooler, has a opening mechanism you can access from the inside, right?? was recently in our morgue cooler and the door shut. i got freaked for a split second before i remember we have a button that disengages the latch.

 

[Panniniclaus]

i would assume a walk-in oven, same as a walk-in cooler, has a opening mechanism you can access from the inside, right?? was recently in our morgue cooler and the door shut. i got freaked for a split second before i remember we have a button that disengages the latch.

They all would have this. There would be well documented policies and procedures in a company like Walmart. One would be the oven is not in use on weekends.

When I first heard it, I just could not see how this could happen. Now that there appears to be more to the story, it actually makes more sense. More to come, I am sure.

 

[LadyL]

i would assume a walk-in oven, same as a walk-in cooler, has a opening mechanism you can access from the inside, right?? was recently in our morgue cooler and the door shut. i got freaked for a split second before i remember we have a button that disengages the latch.

that's the first thing I thought of - what about the emergency button?
I thought all freezers and oven rooms had them

 

[bombardier]

that's the first thing I thought of - what about the emergency button?
I thought all freezers and oven rooms had them

i think so to, especially as @Panniniclaus said in such a regulated operation as walmart. its indicative that, for whatever reason, she was unable to press it. hmm...

 

[tarabull]

Walmart, Zehrs employee deaths leave Canadians with questions | National

Canadians are questioning workplace safety practices after two deaths at Walmart and Zehrs stores in the country over the past week.

dailyhive.com

Ministry determines Cambridge Centre Zehrs death ‘not a workplace fatality’

The deceased employee found at the Cambridge Centre Zehrs was not a workplace fatality, as confirmed by the Ministry of Labour.

www.therecord.com

 

[No_Stone_Unturned]

Has foul play been ruled out in both cases? Were these two situations accidental? Seems a bit bizarre to me. JMO

 

[Panniniclaus]

Has foul play been ruled out in both cases? Were these two situations accidental? Seems a bit bizarre to me. JMO

Certainly not ruled out in Halifax. I can't speak to the other one.

 

[sasha17]

i think so to, especially as @Panniniclaus said in such a regulated operation as walmart. its indicative that, for whatever reason, she was unable to press it. hmm...

This is what I thought of, too. Perhaps she fell and it her head severely and was unconscious/unable to press the button. What a tragic situation.

 

[Dotta]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1849146064688869743

 

[Panniniclaus]

So I had wrong information. 3 years, not 3 weeks.

The oven is not to be used on weekends. The oven does not lock. No wonder there is rampant speculation.

 

[No_Stone_Unturned]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1849146064688869743

<modsnip> On Toronto’s Global news last night, members of the Sikh community in Halifax spoke to the news.

 

[Panniniclaus]

<modsnip> On Toronto’s Global news last night, members of the Sikh community in Halifax spoke to the news.

His comment "working hard and THEN THIS HAPPENS" would lead some to speculate this. I think that would be pretty quick and possibly way off, based on what is making the rounds here.

I want to say more. Wait for the dribs and drabs of info to come out.

 

[Lusitana]

Following. Very suspicious.

 

[Lexiintoronto]

I’m thinking of her, her loved ones and everyone involved.

My grandfather died working as a carpenter and my father was with him. The grief is compounded if there is negligence involved. It lasts a lifetime, in our experience (it was coworker’s error). Everyone immediately forgave him, but our family lived with the ‘what ifs’.

My new, complicated oven turned itself on and caught fire. My faint hope is that this tragedy isn’t worsened by user error (not her), and it turns out to be a catastrophic electronic failure. Maybe she did pass out. I’m hoping for some small mercy.

 

[bombardier]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1849146064688869743

the 'twist' as mentioned above is that they confirmed that the oven did NOT lock. still much is unknown, i could see a possibility of the door malfunctioning and jamming shut, even if there isnt a true lock.

 

[Lexiintoronto]

“Harjit Seyan, president of the Sikh society, says the group is fundraising and helping arrange visas to bring the young woman's father and other family members to Canada for the funeral.

“The Halifax Maritime Sikh Society will be contributing towards the travel. And then we're trying to also set up a GoFundMe page to raise financial support for that,” he said.

“You know, the community is definitely shaken by the whole event,” he said.”

Small memorial set up outside Halifax Walmart where 19-year-old found dead in bakery oven

A small memorial of flowers, prayer candles and condolence cards has been set up in a parking lot just outside a Halifax Walmart where a young woman died in a walk-in oven over the weekend.

www.cp24.com

If you search for the fundraiser, they have named her and are descriptive about the incident.

 

[Lexiintoronto]

'The mom is shattered': Body of employee who died at Halifax Walmart was found by her mother

The Maritime Sikh Society says the body of a young employee who died at a Walmart in Halifax last weekend was found by her mother.

atlantic.ctvnews.ca

(I blacked out the name not permitted on WS).

Her mother found her, according to the official fundraising page. They both worked for the same store for two years.

The fundraiser has raised over $86k of its 50k target. The funds will be used to bring her father and brother to Canada.

 

[No_Stone_Unturned]

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'The mom is shattered': Body of employee who died at Halifax Walmart was found by her mother

The Maritime Sikh Society says the body of a young employee who died at a Walmart in Halifax last weekend was found by her mother.

atlantic.ctvnews.ca

(I blacked out the name not permitted on WS).

Her mother found her, according to the official fundraising page. They both worked for the same store for two years.

The fundraiser has raised over $86k of its 50k target. The funds will be used to bring her father and brother to Canada.

Her own mother found her. This gets more horrific day by day.

Body of teen in Halifax Walmart bakery oven was discovered by her mother

The Maritime Sikh Society has identified the victim as Gursimran Kaur, a Sikh woman originally from India who had immigrated to Canada with her mother, a co-worker, a couple of

www.thestar.com

 

[Panniniclaus]

Her own mother found her. This gets more horrific day by day.

Body of teen in Halifax Walmart bakery oven was discovered by her mother

The Maritime Sikh Society has identified the victim as Gursimran Kaur, a Sikh woman originally from India who had immigrated to Canada with her mother, a co-worker, a couple of

www.thestar.com

Her own mother found her. This gets more horrific day by day.

Body of teen in Halifax Walmart bakery oven was discovered by her mother

The Maritime Sikh Society has identified the victim as Gursimran Kaur, a Sikh woman originally from India who had immigrated to Canada with her mother, a co-worker, a couple of

www.thestar.com

"Complex" investigation. Remember that..