Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138286.015 - Employee falls through sheetrock ceiling and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 138286.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 08/13/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1548531.015	08/19/2021		238220	Tx Air Llc

Abstract: 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 approximately twenty feet through the sheetrock ceiling and was killed by blunt force injuries to the neck and back.

Keywords: Attic, Back, Blunt force, Ceiling, Fall, HVAC, Installing, Neck, Sheetrock

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Other				20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1548531.015	43	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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