UPDATE (May 11, 2023):
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Coroner Allen County Coroner’s Office has identified a man killed in what was an apparent accident at the Amazon facility close to the airport.
The coroner says 20-year-old Caes David Gruesbeck was killed by blunt force trauma on Monday, but the manner of death is an accident.
The Amazon Fulfillment Center Warehouse remains closed and Amazon officials say employees are still getting paid. The incident is still under investigation.
The Coroner Allen County Coroner’s Office released the following:>
The Allen County Coroner’s Office has completed the autopsy and notification has been made to the next of kin of Caes David Gruesbeck, male, White, age 20, of Fort Wayne, Indiana. The coroner’s office was notified by the Allen County Police Department regarding an industrial accident on May 8th, 2023, located at the Amazon Fulfillment Center Warehouse, 9798 Smith Road, Fort Wayne, Indiana. The decedent was transported by EMS to a local hospital where death was pronounced shortly after arrival.
Caes David Gruesbeck’s Cause of Death is Blunt Force Injury and the Manner of Death is an Accident.
The incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department, the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Allen County Coroner’s Office.
ORIGINAL STORY:
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – An Amazon fulfillment facility in Fort Wayne closed after an employee died.
The worker died at a hospital after being transported from the Amazon Fulfillment Center near the Fort Wayne International Airport around noon on Monday.
Amazon says they are conducting an investigation of the incident and that OSHA was contacted. Despite the facility being closed Monday, Amazon says all employees will be paid for that day.
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