Summit Township Sam's Club Employee Dies Following Work Accident
Article Written: October 12, 2022 at 11:11 AM
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The Sam's Club store where the accident took place. 7200 Peach Street Summit Township, Pennsylvania |
An employee at the Sam's Club store in Summit Township died after being hit by a loading dock door. 20 year old, Benjamin Knight Jr. of East Erie died at UPMC Hamot on October 7th caused by blunt force trauma from a hit to the head. The incident happened inside the door near the loading dock on September 30th when Benjamin was bring stock into the store from a truck, a spring broke in a rolling overhead door, causing it to fall on Knight during store hours, fellow employees called 911 and EmergyCare arrived to the store and quickly took Benjamin to UPMC Hamot in Downtown Erie where he died. Walmart, the parent company of Sam's Club, released the following statement: "Mr. Knight was a valued member of our family at club 6675, and we are mourning his loss. This matter has been reported to the appropriate authorities." As a result, contractors came into the Sam's Club store and made sure all of the loading dock doors and garage doors were properly secured in place to make sure an accident like this doesn't occur again.