The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Erie office is now investigating the death of a worker at the local Sam's Club store.

It happened back on September 30th at that store in Summit Township.

A 20-year old worker, Benjamin Knight Jr. was hit by an overhead loading dock door, when a spring broke.

It hit him in the head, Knight died a week later at UPMC Hamot.

The coroner lists blunt force trauma as the cause of death.

Erie News Now confirmed that OSHA is doing an inspection at the store as they investigate the workplace fatality.

Sam's Club's parent company Walmart put out a statement, saying they are mourning his loss.