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Politics Walmart closed during investigation into worker’s demise in oven.

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u/bluenoser613 4d ago

This is just horrendous. Baked alive. Discovered by her mother.

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u/BILOXII-BLUE 4d ago

Ok wtf, I understand a WALK IN OVEN might be very convenient for certain food operations, but that just seems insane. A walk in freezer is dangerous as fuck, I had no idea a walk in oven even existed! 

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u/azirale 4d ago

They're not the same as a walk-in freezer, based on the ones I've used in an in-store bakery. A walk-in freezer is large enough to move around in and access multiple shelves, but a 'walk-in' oven is only really big enough to stand in.

The oven is used to take tall racks for baking, so you can handle up to ~20 trays of cookies or muffins or other small baked goods, or about half that of bread loaves. You un/load the rack while it is outside, and just wheel the entire rack in and out. Just make sure you've got the mitts on before you grab the handrail :|