Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170032122 - Employee drowns while scuba diving

Accident Summary Nr: 170032122 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 08/19/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109804732	08/23/1993	7389	0	Lee Snowman

Abstract: Employee #1 was scuba diving for sea urchins. Because of equipment malfunction and problems with the tending skiff, the employee was diving alone. He refused to board the skiff when directed by the tender and boat owner, telling them that he wanted to burn one more tank before returning to Stonington, where the skiff would be repaired. When the tender and boat owner returned to the area where Employee #1 was last seen, there was no sign of him. The boat owner and another diver searched the area and found Employee #1 underwater. CPR failed to revive him and he died.

Keywords: CPR, SCUBA, DIVING, DROWN, MECH MALFUNCTION, BOAT, COMMERCIAL DIVING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109804732			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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