An employee working for a subcontractor at the recently opened Camp East Montana migrant detention center at Fort Bliss has passed away due to a workplace accident.

Hector Gonzalez, 38, who worked for Disaster Management Group, was killed on July 21, according to NBC News.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division are currently examining the incident, according to representatives from these agencies.

In response to the event, Disaster Management Group has announced a job vacancy for a Site Safety Manager in El Paso. This role involves overseeing accident-prevention plans and recording safety-related occurrences.

NBC News reported that the Department of Homeland Security did not comment directly on the death of Gonzalez and directed all questions related to contracting at Camp East Montana to the Department of Defense.

The investigations by OSHA and the U.S. Army CID aim to determine the circumstances surrounding the fatal accident at the Fort Bliss facility.

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