An accident report from Eddy County, Texas, revealed that a man lost his life on Tuesday, May 12th, in a railroad tank car accident. The authorities said Cody Vernon, 49, of Marshall, died in what appears to be a possible industrial accident.
The press release by the Eddy County Sheriff’s Office disclosed that the man was a private contractor working with Marathon Petroleum Corporation. Vernon, who was performing an inspection inside the railroad tank car, was found unconscious by a colleague, name withheld.
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The sheriff’s office received a call about the situation at about 9:05 a.m. and dispatched deputies to the location. Medical personnel at the Marathon Rio Hub Rail Terminal at 70 Potash Mines Road and US Highway 285 tried to resuscitate the man, but he remained unresponsive. They pronounced him dead.
Capt. Matt Hutchinson of the ECSO said they sent Vernon’s body to the Office of the Medical Investigator in Albuquerque for an autopsy. The investigation into the incident that ended the man’s life is ongoing, and the Occupational Health and Safety Bureau of the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) is taking the lead.
The organization’s spokesperson, Maddy Hayden said they do not have a lot of details at this point, but an inspector is at the accident site. The investigators from the sheriff’s office are also carrying out an inquiry.
The accident report per the Marathon Petroleum Corporation Spokesperson, Jamal T. Kheiry, also disclosed that the company is cooperating with both local and state agencies. All relevant bodies will provide an update at a later time.
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