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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Michael Sainato

US regulators launch investigation into worker death at Amazon warehouse

In this May 9, 2017, file photo, a package from Amazon Prime moves on a conveyor belt at a UPS facility in New York. Amazon.com Inc. reports earns on Thursday, April 26, 2018.
Caes Gruesbeck was using a one-man lift to clear a conveyor belt when his head was struck. Photograph: Mark Lennihan/AP

US regulators have launched an investigation into the death of a 20-year-old worker at an Amazon warehouse in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Caes Gruesbeck was killed on 9 May while working during his shift at the FWA4 warehouse. Gruesbeck was trying to fix a jam on an overhead conveyor when his head was struck. An Allen County coroner report ruled the fatality was caused by blunt-force trauma.

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