Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201261211 - Employee drowns in diving accident; coworker injured

Accident Summary Nr: 201261211 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 05/23/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305228413	05/23/2002	1731	0	Pam Miller Dba P. M. Lighting, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305228397	05/23/2002	0781	0	Pam Miller Dba P. M. Lighting, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:35 a.m. on May 23, 2002, Employees #1 and #2 were diving in a lake to free an electrical cable that was stuck on the lake bottom. When Employee #2 did not see air bubbles from Employee #1, he retrieved Employee #1 from the lake bottom. Employee #1 drowned, with cardiomyopathy a contributing factor. Apparently Employee #1 had not turned on his air tank's regulator. Employee #2 was injured.

Keywords: REGULATOR VALVE, ELECTRIC CABLE, DIVING, DROWN, DIVER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305228413			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	305228397			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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