Man electrocuted while changing heater fan at Coca-Cola Distribution Center in Clayton, police say

Thursday, February 8, 2024
CLAYTON, N.C. (WTVD) -- A 34-year-old man was electrocuted while on the job at a Coca-Cola warehouse, according to Clayton Police Department.

Police received a call about a maintenance worker being found dead at the Coca-Cola Distribution Center on Shotwell Road in Clayton around 11 a.m. Thursday.
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When emergency officials arrived they found Nathan Garrett Vanbeek, 34, of Selma, dead in a fire suppression riser room at the back of the warehouse.

Police said Vanbeek's body was found by an employee at the distribution center.
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An investigation found that Vanbeek, who worked for Stoltz Management Company who conducts property maintenance at the facility, was removing a heater fan from a wall inside the room and appeared to have been electrocuted during the process.

OSHA has been notified about the death and is investigating.
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