Apparently the pneumatic cylinder responsible for height adjustment blew and created a fragment grenade out of the rest of the chair. The metal fragments caused a great deal of blood loss which ultimately was the cause of death.
This is legitimately worrisome. I can take some solace in the fact that my employer has given me a chair that releases pressure on its own as I shift positions over the course of the day.
Via Gizmodo.

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