Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201580040 - EMPLOYEE DROWNS WHILE DIVING

Accident Summary Nr: 201580040 -- Report ID: 1032300 -- Event Date: 04/08/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301184107	04/09/1998	0919	0	Woody Stangle Sr.

Abstract: Four fishermen were conducting commercial diving harvesting Sea Cucumbers in the Straits of Juan DeFuca. Employee #1, a diver, was on his third dive of the day at approximately 65 ft when the fisherman on the vessel lost communication. They pulled Employee #1 to the surface and when he surfaced his mask was off and was connected only by the communication wires. Apparently the fitting from the manifold block and the mask became disconnected, causing the diver to lose his air supply, leading to the removal of his mask and his drowning.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, DIVING, DROWN, DIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301184107			Fatality	Asphyxia	Fishers

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