# Walmart employee found dead in Walk in Oven **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 24, 2024, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-employee-found-dead-in-walk-in-oven/1009150 "2024-10-24T14:46:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-employee-found-dead-in-walk-in-oven/1009150/21 "2024-10-24T15:32:38Z")
Baker is retired now. And I did used to see ovens that big. I’m also female. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-employee-found-dead-in-walk-in-oven/1009150/22 "2024-10-24T15:34:27Z")
Thanks for coming. I didn’t realize you are female. Thank you for the correction. I bet rolling those bakery racks is hot work. That metal will hold the heat for awhile. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-employee-found-dead-in-walk-in-oven/1009150/23 "2024-10-24T16:36:37Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > This sort of thing has happened before: A fine example of why lockout/tagout is vitally important when doing any work. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-employee-found-dead-in-walk-in-oven/1009150/24 "2024-10-24T17:25:57Z")
Definitely don’t get in the kiln. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/p2onuBxhafg/maxresdefault.jpg "Don't Get In The Kiln") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2onuBxhafg) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-employee-found-dead-in-walk-in-oven/1009150/25 "2024-10-24T17:30:51Z")
I’m surprised Walmart didn’t fire her for being baked at work. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-employee-found-dead-in-walk-in-oven/1009150/26 "2024-10-24T17:40:01Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > I’m surprised Walmart didn’t fire her for being baked at work But… [![](https://i.imgur.com/xkTlonU.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/xkTlonU.png) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-employee-found-dead-in-walk-in-oven/1009150/27 "2024-10-24T17:48:25Z")
We don’t know for sure that she was stupid, but she was in bread. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-employee-found-dead-in-walk-in-oven/1009150/28 "2024-10-24T17:53:46Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Why? Walk in Freezers are large rooms. So are some walk in ovens. > **[Heavy Duty Walk in Ovens | Gas & Electric | Wisconsin Oven](https://www.wisoven.com/products/walk-in-ovens/heavy-duty-walk-in-oven-swh-series)** > > Walk in Ovens with Heavy Duty Construction - Gas or Electric, SWH Batch Ovens with Standard Max Temp Rating of 500F. Energy Efficient Upgrade Available. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-employee-found-dead-in-walk-in-oven/1009150/29 "2024-10-24T18:40:40Z")
GoFund is currently 130k Canadian dollars. It’s still early and will go up. But in an update the sponser said the target amount is reached. They’re going to close the gofund. She came to Canada two years ago. Link [https://www.gofundme.com](https://www.gofundme.com) /f/support-the-family-of-gursimran-who-lost-her-life-at-walmart?origin=serp\_auto > [@](#): > > Both, Gursimran’s father and brother are in India and we are trying to get them here as soon as possible. This family’s sufferings are unimaginable and indescribable. ---
**Author:** ![Everlong88](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/everlong88/32/17800_2.png) [@Everlong88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Everlong88)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-employee-found-dead-in-walk-in-oven/1009150/30 "2024-10-24T18:47:55Z")
Makes me wonder why her Mom kept calling and or messaging her at work. I guess we do live in an age now where people are on their phone all the time even at work, but I wonder if she was in particular worried about something, makes it sound nefarious. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-employee-found-dead-in-walk-in-oven/1009150/31 "2024-10-24T18:53:01Z")
It’s unlikely any sane person would walk into a hot oven. The cops must be investigating how it got turned on with the door shut. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-employee-found-dead-in-walk-in-oven/1009150/32 "2024-10-24T18:53:41Z")
> [@Everlong88](#): > > Makes me wonder why her Mom kept calling and or messaging her at work. Maybe they were actively discussing something. But, yes, people are on their phone all days. Even at work or school, it’s more or less normal to be using your phone throughout the day. When my daughter was in high school, I could text her and expect a reply within an hour or so. (Back in my day, even possessing a pager, was grounds for suspension or expulsion because drugs). ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-employee-found-dead-in-walk-in-oven/1009150/33 "2024-10-24T18:54:34Z")
It may be that her mother expected her home earlier and started calling once the daughter was late. I don’t want to speculate but I hope the police are reviewing the security camera footage. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-employee-found-dead-in-walk-in-oven/1009150/34 "2024-10-24T19:08:20Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > I’m surprised Walmart didn’t fire her for being baked at work. She wasn’t cooling her heels either. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-employee-found-dead-in-walk-in-oven/1009150/35 "2024-10-24T19:09:52Z")
At the baking institute where I had professional training there was an oven that we’d have to go inside for periodic cleaning. Never any accidents. But it was a messy and unpopular task. One time it was the turn of this one guy who was about fifty, from Egypt. He thought himself above such tasks and got out of it by claiming it was an Islamic daily prayer time. That happened more than once when it was time for his turn for clean ups. The classmate from Pakistan was Muslim and quite devout, but he never tried to use religion to get out of his share of tasks. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-employee-found-dead-in-walk-in-oven/1009150/36 "2024-10-24T19:46:51Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > What a horrific way to die. Again, nothing in the released info posted here says that she died _in_ the oven or that it was the _cause_ of her death. She could have been killed elsewhere and her body placed inside and the oven turned on. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-employee-found-dead-in-walk-in-oven/1009150/37 "2024-10-24T20:29:04Z")
Fair point. What’s known so far is that she was dead and in the oven at the same time. Causation (“She died because she was in the oven”) has not been reported or stated. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-employee-found-dead-in-walk-in-oven/1009150/38 "2024-10-24T20:49:02Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > Definitely don’t get in the kiln. (Fans self with hand while standing in kiln) ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-employee-found-dead-in-walk-in-oven/1009150/39 "2024-10-24T20:49:50Z")
MSN is reporting her body was burned. [https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/cp-newsalert-body-of-teen-in-walmart-bakery-oven-was-discovered-by-her-mother/ar-AA1sR4f8?origin=serp\_auto](https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/cp-newsalert-body-of-teen-in-walmart-bakery-oven-was-discovered-by-her-mother/ar-AA1sR4f8?origin=serp_auto) ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-employee-found-dead-in-walk-in-oven/1009150/40 "2024-10-24T21:18:52Z")
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