India, Aug. 26 -- A programmer in China who died while sitting on a toilet at the office was denied a work-related death classification as he had not logged onto his computer.

The 39-year-old programmer, identified as Xing, went to a toilet on the second floor of his office building instead of his 11th-floor desk and died while in the washroom, reported South China Morning Post (SCMP).

The outlet reported that after entering the office, Xing asked for directions to the second-floor toilet. When he didn't come out after a long time, it was discovered that he had collapsed in the toilet. When resuscitation attempts failed, he was pronounced dead. The cause of his death was not disclosed.

The company he worked for sought his death as work...