HVAC tech dies while working at eastern Ky. Rural King

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An HVAC technician has died while working at a Rural King in Boyd County.

The Boyd County Coroner’s Office told news outlets that 43-year-old Jesse D. Graham, of Georgetown, was working on an air conditioning unit on the roof of Rural King at the time of his death on Friday afternoon. He was discovered unresponsive by a co-worker.

The incident happened at the Rural King on Hwy 60 in Ashland.

The body was transported to the state Medical Examiner’s Office in Frankfort for an autopsy. Graham’s cause of death is pending.

The ongoing investigation is being led by the Boyd Co. Coroner’s Office and the Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Graham was an employee of Titan Heating and Cooling.

By Ken Howlett, News Director

Contact Ken at ken@k105.com

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