Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133933.015 - Employee is killed after drowning during clam harvest dive

Accident Summary Nr: 133933.015 -- Report ID: 1032300 -- Event Date: 03/03/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1519019.015	03/04/2021		114112	Sound Harvest

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on March 3, 2021, an employee was finishing a 70 foot dive to harvest geoducks (clams) and had just completed a 10 foot rest to slowly equalize pressure before returning to the boat. The air line the employee was using became tangled and he was unable continue his ascent. During the time he and his coworkers (the boat crew) were attempting to free his air line, his mask came off causing him to drown.

Keywords: Air Line, Air Line Respirator, Asphyxiated, Boat, Cardiovasc System, Diver, Drown, Drowning, Entangled, Inadequate Maint, Lack of oxygen, Lung, Oxygen Deficiency, Respirator, Respiratory, Respiratory Tract, Training, Water

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1519019.015	35	M	Fatality		Diver

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