Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14546782 - Employee dies of air embolism while surfacing from dive

Accident Summary Nr: 14546782 -- Report ID: 1032700 -- Event Date: 05/06/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107110223	05/06/1991	0919	0	George C. Tomlinson

Abstract: On the afternoon of April 29, 1991, Employee #1, an experienced diver, was diving for sea urchins. While he was underwater an unknown event, possibly a heart problem, caused Employee #1 to surface without his weight belt or mouthpiece. CPR was started immediately and he was subsequently transported to an area hospital by a Coast Guard helicopter. Employee #1 died later the same day of an air embolism caused by his rapid ascent to the surface.

Keywords: HEART, EMBOLISM, CPR, DIVING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107110223			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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