First worker fatality ever at NC Campbell Soup factory
An incident yesterday at the Campbell Soup factory in Maxton, North Carolina claimed the life of one worker and injured another who tried to help him.
According to a press release issued by Robeson County Sheriff Kenneth Sealey, 59-year-old Alex Radford died after being pinned by a dumpster at a loading dock. Radford had been attempting to dump a smaller dumpster into a larger one when the smaller dumpster "jumped off track of the forklift" that Radford was using. When Radford attempted to correct the problem, the dumpster fell, pinning him. When a co-worker attempted to help Radford, "the dumpster shifted, pinning both individuals."