Jam worker burns face with hot lemon curd

3:21pm Tuesday 29th January 2013 in News By James Cox

Jam worker burns face with molten syrup Jam worker burns face with molten syrup

A JAM factory worker was taken to hospital after splashing hot lemon curd on his face.

The man, in his 20s, was working for Thursday Cottage, which is owned by Wilkin & Sons, in Brook Road, Tiptree, when the accident occurred at 8.26am on Tuesday.

The patient was taken to Broomfield Hospital, near Chelmsford, before being discharged later the same day.

Owners praised the quick response from the emergency services and have sent the employee home to recover.

Comments(9)

Grabber says...
5:52pm Tue 29 Jan 13

Did they send the air ambulance for this ?

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Fnagster says...
1:17am Wed 30 Jan 13

Hopefully they managed to PRESERVE his good looks!

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Ritchie_Hicks says...
10:32am Wed 30 Jan 13

Grabber wrote:
Did they send the air ambulance for this ?
Have a look at the photo - what do you reckon?

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Justice79 says...
1:37pm Wed 30 Jan 13

Grabber wrote:
Did they send the air ambulance for this ?
No of course not the jam factory just keep a helicopter in the carpark for fun.

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Grabber says...
4:56pm Wed 30 Jan 13

I wanted to know because sometimes the Gazette uses stock images for incidents like this. I can't believe it was required to get a someone to hospital who was released the same day what an utter waste of money.

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Ritchie_Hicks says...
5:07pm Wed 30 Jan 13

Grabber wrote:
I wanted to know because sometimes the Gazette uses stock images for incidents like this. I can't believe it was required to get a someone to hospital who was released the same day what an utter waste of money.
Perhaps it was deemed necessary when the 999 call was made. Potentially, the person could have been blinded.

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Justice79 says...
7:03am Thu 31 Jan 13

Grabber wrote:
I wanted to know because sometimes the Gazette uses stock images for incidents like this. I can't believe it was required to get a someone to hospital who was released the same day what an utter waste of money.
Well perhaps the NHS could save a few quid by patching all 999 calls to you as you are clearly and expert on telephone diagnosis.

Or instead why don't you get someone to chuck molten sugar in your face and then let us know your thoughts on the importance of swift care.

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Grabber says...
5:16pm Thu 31 Jan 13

Sorry Justice who rattled your cage ?

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monotonotonotonous says...
12:31pm Fri 1 Feb 13

So what was it, lemon curd or "molten syrup"?. Syrup is a liquid by nature so quite how it can be molten is a mystery.

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