Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130028.015 - Employee is killed by drowning while water diving

Accident Summary Nr: 130028.015 -- Report ID: 0551701 -- Event Date: 09/30/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1495696.015	10/02/2020		922160	Village Of South Holland - Fire Dept.

Abstract: At 10:30 p.m. on September 30, 2020, Employee # 1 was scuba diving in rock quarry-training. He experienced the sensation of being weighted down and started to panic. Employee # 1 was rescued by a coworker, his dive partner, but had been submerged for a minute or two in 7 feet of water. It is suspected that Employee # 1 had an asthma attack while diving. He was killed by drowning.

Keywords: Diving, Drown, Drowning, Scuba, Shortness of breath, Water

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1495696.015	29	M	Fatality		Fire Fighter

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