Initial reports suggested the incident was connected to a forklift truck but a Jelly Belly Candy Co. spokesperson confirmed that this was incorrect.
An early report claimed that a supervisor sent Ismael Reyes-Calderon, 51, to move some items in a storage area, but became curious when he didn’t return after 20 or 30 minutes, it said, quoting Bill Kelley, vice chairman of Jelly Belly Candy Co.
This has not been contested by company officials. There appears to have been no witnesses.
An autopsy found Reyes-Calderon died of a crushing injury to the chest, Coroner Richard Keller said, according to a report on the Chicago Tribune website.
