Family seeks answers after fatal Buford warehouse incident

The Brief

  • Global Industrial warehouse worker Ernest Appau died on Sept. 9 after becoming trapped near a loading dock in Buford.
  • Relatives of the 56-year-old employee are seeking clear answers after waiting weeks without explanations from company officials.
  • Family members launched a fundraiser to help bring overseas relatives from Ghana to Georgia for his burial services.

BUFORD, Ga. A 56-year-old warehouse employee died after being crushed under a loading ramp at a Buford industrial park, leaving his grieving family searching for answers after weeks without corporate communication, according to his relatives.

What we know:

Ernest Appau, 56, died on Sept. 9 after becoming trapped between a loading ramp and a truck at the Global Industrial warehouse on Mill Center Parkway NE, according to a Gwinnett County police report.

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