Crime & Safety
Man Killed in Affton Forklift Accident
A forklift toppled off a loading dock at Schroeder & Tremayne Inc. on Valcour Avenue.
A man working at an Affton business died Monday after being pinned under a fallen forklift that toppled off a loading dock.
STLToday.com reported that the man was Robert Jett, 54, of Festus, who had worked for 18 years as a forklift operator at Schroeder & Tremayne Inc. at 8500 Valcour Avenue, a business that distributes household products.
In January 2011 claimed the life of an employee at the Kerry Ingredients and Flavours plant, just a few blocks away.
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