
Aman found himself trapped inside an industrial oven under horrifying circumstances when a co-worker accidentally locked him inside. Tragically, Alan Catterall lost his life while on duty at the Pyranha Moulding kayak factory.
The heart breaking incident unfolded as Alan was diligently cleaning plastic from the interior of the oven. Unfortunately, his colleague, Mark Francis, unknowingly activated the oven, causing its doors to automatically close. The temperature within the oven began to climb, and Alan, in a state of panic, tried desperately to escape. His skin began to melt onto the door, according to reports from the Mirror.
In a desperate bid for help, the 54-year-old used a crowbar to pound on the oven walls, hoping to draw the attention of a fellow worker. Regrettably, his attempts went unanswered, and he tragically lost his life inside the oven.
Podcaster Mr Ballen, who often discusses chilling stories and cryptic mysteries, spoke about the awful case on his show. He said: “The walls of the oven would have glowed red-hot and before long the crowbar he was using to try to open the door must have become so hot he couldn’t have held it.
“The ground as well would have been red hot and his shoes would have begun to melt and then the air temperature inside would have gotten so unbelievably hot he couldn’t have breathed.”
The noise of the factory tragically drowned out Alan’s screams for help, with his colleagues oblivious to his plight. Mr Ballen added: “And so, screaming in pain and pounding on the door leaving his skin on the door every time he hit it Alan eventually just collapsed to the ground in unimaginable pain as he cooked alive.”
The workers only became aware of the horrifying situation when flames engulfed Alan’s body, and thick black smoke from his charred remains billowed throughout the factory.
Alan’s wife Pearl, who also worked for the firm, said she blamed the company for his death, rather than Mark. She said: “I blame Pyranha Mouldings Ltd for what happened. It’s still a huge shock.”
Martin Heywood, of the Health and Safety Executive, which investigated the incident, said: “The doors were set to automatically close whenever the electrical supply was switched back on, which meant there was a high risk of someone being trapped inside.”
In connection with the incident that occurred in Cheshire in 2010, the firm’s technical director, Peter Mackereth, was found guilty of two health and safety breaches.