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Large warehouse rack falls and kills worker at Manassas food facility Warehouse rack falls and kills a worker at Manassas food facility
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A large warehouse rack fell and killed a worker inside a Manassas food storage facility Tuesday, a Prince William County fire and rescue official said. A large warehouse rack system fell and killed a worker inside a Manassas food storage facility Tuesday, a Prince William County fire and rescue official said.
Several other workers were injured, including two who were seriously injured, said Thomas Jarman, battalion chief of the county’s fire and rescue department.Several other workers were injured, including two who were seriously injured, said Thomas Jarman, battalion chief of the county’s fire and rescue department.
The rack collapsed around 3:40 p.m. at Reinhart Foodservice on Balls Ford Road, Jarman said. The rack, which stored food products, collapsed around 3:40 p.m. at Reinhart Foodservice on Balls Ford Road, authorities said. Several workers were pinned under the rack and a man died, said Officer Jonathan Perok, a county police spokesman.
Jarman said the rack was about 30 feet high and about 150 to 200 feet long. Several workers were trapped — some pinned — when it fell, he said. Perok said an autopsy will be performed on the man, who was not identified, pending next-of-kin notification.
Two seriously injured workers were taken to a hospital, Jarman said. He said that five others had minor injuries and that of those, two were taken to the hospital. The cause of the collapse is “not known at this time,” Perok added.
Jarman said the rack was about 30 feet high and about 150 to 200 feet long.
Two seriously injured workers were taken to a hospital, Jarman said. In addition, he said five other workers had minor injuries and at least three were being treated at an area hospital.