Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170340541 - Diver drowned while SCUBA diving

Accident Summary Nr: 170340541 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 01/22/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17872615	01/26/1993	8699	0	Camp Delmont Boy Scouts Of America

Abstract: Employee #1, a trained SCUBA diver and lieutenant of the city dive team, entered a 6 ft by 6 ft by 10 foot deep concrete sluice to remove a wooden sluice gate. After removing part of the gate, Employee #1 became trapped in the sluice gate opening by the flow of water. Trained stand-by coworkers tried to pull Employee #1 free, but were unsuccessful. Employee #1 drowned.

Keywords: PINNED, SCUBA, DROWN, DIVER, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17872615			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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