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Accident Summary Nr: 202567558 - Employee Drowns While Surveying Pond

Accident Summary Nr: 202567558 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 04/21/2011
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
31557082004/23/20117389561499Erosion Barrier Installations, Corp.

Abstract: On April 21, 2011, Employee #1 and his employer were surveying a retention pond located at a golf club. The Employer remained on the shoreline while Employee #1 donned SCUBA equipment and entered the water with a PVC pipe to probe the pond bottom. Approximately five minutes after Employee #1 entered the water, the employer observed Employee #1 make a distress signal with his hand, and then disappear beneath the water surface. The employer entered the water to search for Employee #1 and asked a passerby to summon emergency responders. They attempted to rescue Employee #1 but were not successful. His body was recovered three hours later.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, SCUBA, DROWN, WATER

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 315570820 Fatality Other Occupation not reported

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