Clarksville NowCourtesy Corey TerryRonnie Thompson, 43
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – A Clarksville man died recently in a construction workplace accident in Hendersonville after a pallet of materials fell on top of him. Ronnie Thompson, 43, died Tuesday, April 27.
According to an initial incident report from the Hendersonville Police Department, Thompson was killed when a pallet of 1-inch thick drywall fell on him. Thompson was on the job with Valley Interior Products, a construction supply company.
The operator of a skid loader, who was “visibly shaken,” according to the report, said Thompson had just undone the straps that held the pallet to a flatbed truck, and the operator was trying to move the pallet.