Man Injured Falling Into Vat Of Chocolate

COMMACK, NY - A Hauppauge man was hospitalized after falling into a large tank of chocolate at a Commack food manufacturer on Tuesday afternoon, according to Suffolk Police.

Officers responded to an incident at Simply Natural Foods on 74 Mall Drive at 12:45 p.m.

The 37-year-old man, an employee at the business, was attempting to add ingredients into a 20,000-pound tank of chocolate when he fell into the vat.

He was taken via Commack Rescue Ambulance to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore for treatment of minor injuries.