Foul play not suspected after worker found dead in dough machine at fortune cookie factory

Police are investigating the death of a man found inside a Texas fortune cookie factory machine, several days after a fellow employee made the gruesome discovery.

The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences revealed the identity of the man as Elmer Oscar Barrera, 26, and said the cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries. The death was ruled an accident.



Houston police said that there was no reason to suspect foul play in the case. Police first responded to a call at 12:10pm on Sunday to attend the Houston branch of the Wonton Food company.

“The victim, an employee of the Wonton Food Corporation at the above address, was operating an industrial dough mixer,” a statement read. “A fellow employee found the man deceased in the machine.”