Investigation report details January fatality at MacDill Published Aug. 2, 2013 By Air Mobility Command Public Affairs SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Air Mobility Command released details of a Ground Accident Investigation Board report today, following the Jan. 14 death of an Airman in a warehouse accident at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. The investigation found that Staff Sgt. Emily Clayburn died while performing routine duties moving a crated KC-135 tanker refueling boom located on a warehouse loading dock. Investigators found that the crated boom had been placed on two warehouse dollies, and it rolled off the loading dock after Clayburn released the brakes on one of the dollies. She was subsequently struck by the falling crate, which weighed between 2,340 and 2,700 pounds, and died instantly. Clayburn was assigned to the 6th Logistics Readiness Squadron at MacDill. "The 6th Air Mobility Wing lost a valued member of our Air Force family, and we are deeply saddened. Staff Sgt. Clayburn will be missed by the entire wing and all who had the opportunity to serve with her," said Col. Scott DeThomas, 6th Air Mobility Wing commander, in a news release immediately after the accident. "Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends." The board outlined some factors relevant to the mishap, including a high operations tempo in daily operations and a lack of formal risk assessments. The report will be available on the Air Force Freedom of Information Act Reading Room website https://www.efoia.af.mil/palMain.aspx.