The household of an Arby’s worker who died whereas trapped in a freezer has sued the quick meals big.
The physique of 63-year-old Nguyet Le was discovered inside a walk-in freezer at Arby’s restaurant in New Iberia, Louisiana, on 11 May. Le was found within the fetal place with blood on her arms from her fruitless try to flee after she grew to become trapped, in accordance with KLFY.
Le’s household is now suing Arby’s for negligence, gross negligence, and wrongful dying in a $1m lawsuit filed final week. They allege that managers on the retailer have been conscious of the defective freezer latch since final summer season and have been “indifferen[t] in failing to repair the latch for nearly 9 months.”
“I think once you see the police report, you’re going to see how horrific this was and how it was described to me,” Paul Skrabanek, the lawyer representing the household, informed KLFY.
“Her getting caught into this freezer and trying to beat on the door until her hands were bloody. There was blood all over the door, and then she collapsed into a fetal position before freezing face-first to the floor.”
According to Mr Skrabanek, an post-mortem decided Le died of hypothermia.
Le, who lived in Houston, Texas, was quickly assigned to work within the New Iberia retailer.
She was opening the shop when she grew to become trapped and was discovered by her son, who arrived for his shift at 10am on the day of the tragedy.
According to the lawsuit, workers on the retailer had been utilizing a field of oil to maintain the door open and a screwdriver to open it.
The Independent has reached out to Arby’s for remark.