Man dies after falling at TVA office building in Chattanooga

September 22, 2015 at 3:06 p.m. | Updated September 23, 2015 at 11:10 a.m.

by Staff Report

The TVA power headquarters and office complex in downtown Chattanooga, center, is surrounded by, clockwise from top left, the Chattanooga Convention Center, the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library, Warehouse Row, and the Chattanoogan in this aerial photo taken February 19, 2007.
The TVA power headquarters and office complex in downtown Chattanooga, center, is surrounded by, clockwise from top left, the Chattanooga Convention Center, the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library, Warehouse Row, and the Chattanoogan in this aerial photo taken February 19, 2007.
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The man who was critically injured after falling approximately 20 feet into a culvert at the TVA office building on 12th Street in downtown Chattanooga Monday has died.

Chattanooga police identified the victim as 63-year-old Edward Morgan, according to a news release.

Shortly before noon Monday, Morgan was attempting to slide a metal grate a few inches from a wall in order to paint the building, but accidentally pulled the grate too far, causing it to fall into the culvert. Morgan's fingers were reportedly stuck in the grate, causing him to also fall in, eyewitnesses reported.

Morgan succumbed to his injuries at Erlanger Medical Center.

TOSHA will be investigating the incident, the release said. Morgan was an employee of TBM (Total Building Maintenance), which was doing contract maintenance work for TVA.

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