Houston, TX — June 20, 2024, Christopher Wheat was killed and another was injured due to a work accident that happened around 11:00 a.m. along the Southwest Freeway.
Details from OSHA say that the location of the accident was off Renwick Drive.
According to officials, 32-year-old Christopher Wheat and a co-worker were unloading glass panels at the time when it appears a stack of panels fell. This resulted in Christopher Wheat being pinned against a crate. Wheat was killed as a result. The co-worker reportedly had serious injuries.
The OSHA investigation summary listed one alleged serious citation. Right now, additional details about the accident are unavailable.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
An accident like can sometimes be a lot more challenging than people realize, since loading and unloading cargo can involve multiple different companies. Sometimes, the people load things improperly, resulting in the people at the destination unloading it and getting hurt. Sometimes, equipment used to secure the cargo is used wrong or has some kind of defect. There may be other issues with the working environment that made something like this more likely to occur.
With these multiple moving parts, typical, surface-level investigations may let something important slip through the cracks. Perhaps OSHA was able to get the victims’ families clear answers, but it’s possible doing so would require more thorough independent investigations. Were those steps ever taken?
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