Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201283157 - Employee Dies in Diving Accident

Accident Summary Nr: 201283157 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 07/11/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312527419	07/13/2009	7389	541990	Orion Construction Lp

Abstract: Employee #1 was diving in the lake to perform work on the lake bottom for 108 minutes. At the end of the work period Employee #1 began to ascend indicating no difficulty up to 25-ft depth. There Employee #1 asked for coworkers to "give him a minute" and stopped responding. A back up diver entered the water to find Employee #1 floating horizontally in the water and unresponsive. Employee #1 was retrieved and brought to upper deck and reviving efforts started in the decompression chamber. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, DIVING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312527419			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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