Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14534929 - Employee drowns while free diving

Accident Summary Nr: 14534929 -- Report ID: 0931300 -- Event Date: 07/09/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102951167	07/27/1994	7999	0	Kona Reef Divers, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, 15 years old, was hired as a deck hand aboard a dive boat used for SCUBA diving instruction. His main duties were to help the students suit up and to clean SCUBA gear after the dive. During this trip, Employee #1, with permission from his dive master, went free diving in open water while he was waiting for a student dive to be completed. He did not surface and his body was later found in approximately 30 feet of water. Attempts were made to save him, but they were unsuccessful. He died at the hospital several hours later.

Keywords: DIVING, DROWN, BOAT, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102951167			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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