Coroners investigate all deaths where the cause is unknown, where there is reason to think the death may not be due to natural causes, or which need an inquiry for some other reason. A Coroner will open an Inquest following the death and then adjourn it so he/she can a) issue an interim death certificate to allow the body to be released to the family and b) to allow time for the circumstances surrounding the accident in the work place to be investigated so he/she can determine amongst other things, how the person died at work.