Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200784726 - Employee Drowns While Diving for Golf Balls

Accident Summary Nr: 200784726 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 06/24/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312121759	06/25/2009	5941	451110	Dickie Seeders Dba A Plus Golf Ball Retrieval

Abstract: On June 24, 2009, Employee #1, who worked for a contractor that retrieves golf balls from lakes of golf courses, arrived to work at 4:00 p.m. to begin his duties. He borrowed a golf cart to transport his equipment. At approximately 9:00 p.m. when the golf cart had not been returned, a golf course employee searched for the missing golf cart and found it near the 18th hole. He contacted the Golf Pro, who reported the incident to the police. Emergency services arrived and began searching the lake for Employee #1. His body was recovered from the lake the next day at approximately 10:30 a.m.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, DIVING, INHALATION, GOLF CART, DROWN, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312121759			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.