A 20-year-old Sam’s Club employee in Pennsylvania has died as a result of a workplace incident.
Benjamin Knight Jr. was struck in the head by an overhead loading dock door at the Summit Township Sam’s Club on Sept. 30. A spring on the door had reportedly broken.
Knight was taken to UPMC Hamot hospital but ultimately died of his injuries on Oct. 7. Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook determined his cause of death was blunt force trauma.
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“Mr. Knight was a valued member of our family at club 6675, and we are mourning his loss,” Sam’s Club parent company Walmart wrote in a statement, per Your Erie. “This matter has been reported to the appropriate authorities.”
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As a result of the incident, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is confirmed to be investigating the matter and conducting an inspection at the store.
