Employee was sitting in the breakroom and stood up. When he started walking he felt pain in the upper part of his right leg. As he walked the pain worsened. He was taken to the emergency room and diagnosed with a strain/sprain to the muscle in his leg.
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Showing all 4Unkown (8/4/04 per call to Brian Bell, exact time and circumstances could not be determined. Employee currently on Workman's Compensation).
EE COLLAPSED WHILE STANDING IN THE MILL CONTROL ROOM AS HIS MORNING SHIFT WAS BEGINNING. HE WAS CONVERSING AND GAVE NO INDICATION OF DISTRESS WHEN HE COLLAPSED. ATTEMPTS TO REVIVE WERE UNSUCCE SSFUL AND HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE HAMILTON COUNTY EMERGENCY ROOM. CAUSE OF DEATH WAS A BLOOD CLOT IN HIS LUNGS.
WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER EE-FELL DOWN STRIKING HEAD.