Cobb medical examiner yet to find cause of Braves beer cooler death

SunTrust Park gave the Atlanta Braves an attendance boost in its first year.

Credit: Scott Cunningham

Credit: Scott Cunningham

SunTrust Park gave the Atlanta Braves an attendance boost in its first year.

The Cobb County medical examiner said Thursday he hasn't yet determined what killed the man whose body was found inside a beer cooler at SunTrust Park.

Dr. Christopher Gulledge said more toxicology testing and microscopic study of tissues is needed before a final call is made as to what killed Todd Keeling.

The 48-year-old Minnesota man was at SunTrust Park, his family told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, to install his patented beer tap system that was going to slash pour times throughout the ballpark.

MOREMan who died at SunTrust Park was there installing his beer invention

A worker found Keeling’s body Tuesday afternoon inside the walk-in beer cooler behind a concession area in Section 331, according to an incident report.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the death, agency spokesman Michael D’Aquino told The AJC on Thursday. The federal agency looks at workplace incidents to see if any safety or health standards were violated.

He said their investigation must be completed in six months, as mandated by the OSH Act of 1970.

Cobb police have said it is too early to determine if foul play was involved.

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