Victim of fatal forklift incident at Plainfield Amazon warehouse identified

One person died in a forklift incident at the Amazon Fulfillment Center on Perry Road Sunday afternoon.

PLAINFIELD, Ind. (WTHR) - One person died in a forklift incident at the Amazon Fulfillment Center on Perry Road Sunday afternoon.

Plainfield medics were called to the plant at 2:46 p.m. according to Plainfield Fire Chief Joel Thacker.

Captain Jill Lees of Plainfield Police confirmed that a person died in a forklift-related accident. Monday, she confirmed the victim was 59-year-old Phillip Terry of Indianapolis.

Lees said detectives would conduct an investigation into the death.

Amazon provided the following statement regarding the incident:

"Our thoughts are with our associate's family and loved ones during this very difficult time. Safety is our number one priority, and as we do with any incident like this, we will be reviewing our practices and protocols to ensure the well-being of our employees."