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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 138286.015 - Employee Falls Through Sheetrock Ceiling And Is Killed

**Accident: 138286.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 08/13/2021**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1548531.015	08/19/2021		Tx Air Llc

At 10:33 a.m. on August 13, 2021, an employee replaced an HVAC air handling unit in the attic of a two-story home. While working, the employee fell approximatel y twenty feet through the sheetrock ceiling and was killed by blunt force injuri es to the neck and back.

Keywords: attic, back, blunt force, ceiling, fall, hvac, installing, neck, sheetrock

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Other				20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Construction
1	1548531.015	43	M	Fatality		FallDist: 20 FallHt: Cause: FatCause:

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