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Police: Worker dies after 'employee injury' in Henderson

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Posted at 8:35 PM, Feb 10, 2022
and last updated 2022-02-11 15:52:56-05

HENDERSON (KTNV) — A worker died at the hospital after what police called an "employee injury" in Henderson on Thursday, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

It happened at approximately 5:11 p.m. on the 100 block of North Water Street, near Lake Mead Parkway, police say.

A spokesperson for Henderson Fire Department says the worker had gone into cardiac arrest and was transported to a local hospital where the person was declared deceased.

LVMPD told 13 Action News it did not take a report of the incident in response to our request for one. No other details, including the worker's age or gender, were given by authorities.

The coroner's office will identify the deceased.

Officials with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration were dispatched to the site to open a preliminary investigation.

No other details were immediately available.