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Accident: 201343589 - Employee Found Unresponsive And Later Died

**Accident: 201343589 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 05/24/2004**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
307310086	05/27/2004	1711	Independence Heating & Air, Inc.

On May 24, 2004, Employee #1 was installing heating and air conditioning equipment under a manufactured home. He was using a battery-powered drill and a drop light. The employee was found by coworkers at or near the crawl space opening. The employee was unresponsive and lying on his stomach. Employee #1 never regained consciousness and died a short time later. The cause of death was unknown.

Keywords: unconsciousness, installing, air conditioner, construction, crawl space

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	307310086			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) FatCause: Other

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