The family of a delivery driver who died in December when a tornado hit an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, their …
The family of a delivery driver who died in December when a tornado hit an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, their lawyers announced on Sunday. Austin McEwen,26, a resident of Edwardsville and an independent contractor of Amazon, was working as a driver for an Amazon Delivery Service Partner when the tornado struck, leading to the partial collapse of the building. He was one of six people killed. The other five victims have been named as 28-year-old Deandre S. Morrow of St. Louis; 62-year-old Kevin D. Dickey of Carlyle, Illinois; 29-year-old Clayton Lynn Cope of Alton, Illinois; 34-year-old Etheria S. Hebb of St. Louis; and 46-year-old Larry E. Virden of Collinsville, Illinois. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) stated on Dec.13 that it would investigate the partial collapse of the Amazon fulfillment center three days prior. “McEwen was one of numerous individuals required to work during an Amazon ‘peak season’ when Amazon management knew that conditions were highly unsafe as tornado warnings had been issued,” Clifford Law offices, the McEwens’ attorneys, said in a statement.
