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Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Case Status: CLOSED

Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 84550.015 Event: 01/08/2016Worker Dies From Drug Overdose
At 7:45 a.m. on January 18, 2016, a worker and multiple coworkers were working i n an office lab located within a paint room. The worker left the lab to use the restroom, notifying his coworkers as to where he was going. When the worker didn 't return after about 15 minutes, one of the coworkers went looking for the work er. The worker was found unconscious in the restroom and was taken to a nearby m edical facility, where he stayed overnight. He died the next day. The incident investigation revealed that the cause of death was a result of a non-work relat ed drug overdose, which an autopsy proved. The worker was being treated for diab etes.
Keywords: drug overdose, unconsciousness
Inspection Degree Nature Occupation
1 1116991.015 Fatality Automobile body and related repairers

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