[Sigia-l] [off topic] 'what are the odds' database

[Melissa Riesland]

OK, this is kinda tasteless, but what are the
odds...

http://www.salon.com/news/wire/2002/07/24/chocolate/index.html

Man dies in vat of chocolate

July 24, 2002  |  HATFIELD, Pa. (AP) -- A candy
factory worker died after being submerged in a
1,200-gallon vat of liquefied chocolate, police
said. 

Yoni Cordon, 19, of Philadelphia, was discovered
in the vat by co-workers at the Kargher
Corporation on Tuesday, authorities said. 

 
Police said they believe Cordon had been working
on a platform near the opening of the vat, which
is used for mixing and melting chocolate. 

Nobody saw Cordon fall and it was unknown how
long he was submerged before he was found,
Hatfield Township police detective Patrick M.
Hanrahan said. 


Hanrahan said foul play was not suspected and the
death was being investigated as an accident. 



--- Jan Knight <jknight at u.arizona.edu> wrote:
> 
> karl fast wrote:
>  
> > I'm looking for a source that will tell me
> what the odds are of
> > various things happening to me
> (mainlylife-threatening things).
>  
> Hi Karl:
> 
> The National Safety Council has this chart from
> 1998.  I see motor
> vehicles but sorry, no bears. Maybe you can use
> "Hunger, thirst,
> exposure, and neglect" as one of your
> statistics?
> 
> http://www.nsc.org/lrs/statinfo/odds.htm
> 
> 
> Jan
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