Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14484133 - DROWNED WHILE ENGAGED IN DIVING OPERATION

Accident Summary Nr: 14484133 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 10/04/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17809922	10/07/1985	7389	0	Divers World Enterprises,Inc.

Abstract: ON OCTOBER 4, 1985 AT 3 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DRY SUIT DIVING IN 25 FEET OF WATER, 85 FEET FROM SHORE, ON THE UPSTREAM SIDE OF THE DAM. THE AIR, COMMUNICATION, AND SAFETY LINES WERE ATTACHED TO THE DIVER FROM THE SHORE. A PIECE OF FLOATING DEBRIS BECAME CAUGHT IN THE LINES AND SWEPT THE DIVER UP AND OVER THE TOP OF THE DAM. HE FELL 88 FEET DOWN THE FALLS. EMPLOYEE #1 SUFFERED CUTS AND BRUISES TO THE HEAD. THE BODY WAS RECOVERED ON OCTOBER 5, 1985, IN 35 FEET OF WATER, 400 FEET DOWNSTREAM FROM THE DAM.

Keywords: DAM, DIVING, DROWN, ENTANGLED, AIR LINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17809922			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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