Lone worker collapsed at onshore site

A person collapsed at a workshop facility due to a non-work related, pre-existing medical condition. The person was unable to call for help and was not discovered until the following day. While carrying out routine activity at an onshore operational site, the worker collapsed in a workshop facility. The person was working alone, and despite having a phone, was unable to call for help.

Following collapsing, the person was able to move from the general workshop area into a disused office area. The person was not discovered until the following day, when a colleague entered the workshop and heard a call for help. First aid was given, prior to a transfer to a local hospital.

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