Warehouse worker dies after being 'trapped for 24 hours' under chilled food storage units
A “HIGHLY valued” warehouse worker died in a freak accident after he was ‘trapped for 24 hours’ underneath a storage unit.
Dzintars Klementjevs, in his 40s, died at Culina Logistics depot in Haverhill, Suffolk on after being trapped for nearly 24 hours.
He was described as a “highly valued” member of the company, where he had worked for six years.
Cambridge Live has reported Mr Klementjevs was found and declared dead on Friday afternoon.
Emergency services were called to the scene at 1.44pm on Thursday and all other staff were sent home from the depot, which is the size of eight football pitches.
The depot keeps products like Alpro, GU chocolate puds, Vimto and Tyrrells in refrigerated units.
Steve Winwood, CEO of Culina Logistics paid tribute to the man: “It is with the deepest regret that I am now in a position to confirm that a serious accident occurred on 22nd November 2018, which tragically resulted in the fatality of a Culina Logistics employee, Mr. Dzintars Klementjevs at our Haverhill site.
"Dzintars had worked with the Company for 6 years in total, initially through an agency and then appointed directly, and was a highly valued and respected member of the warehouse team. He will be sadly missed.
"Our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues at this extremely sad time.
"The Management Team is cooperating fully with the authorities to establish the circumstances surrounding this tragic accident."
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A Suffolk Police spokesman said: "A man, in his 40s, had suffered fatal injuries and had died at the scene.
"Next of kin have been informed. No one else was injured and there is no wider threat to the public.
"Officers are continuing to investigate alongside colleagues from other organisations.
A spokesman for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) confirmed it was aware of an incident and was making initial inquiries.
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