Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 508895 - Diver drowns when air hose is severed

Accident Summary Nr: 508895 -- Report ID: 1032100 -- Event Date: 09/12/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301494217	09/19/1997	3731	0	Magone Marine Service Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a scuba diver, was installing a shackle onto a fixed anchor line in approximately 120 ft of water when, for some reason his high pressure hose was severed in two and he drowned. Causal factors contributing to this accident: (1) both primary and alternate regulators were in need of repair; (2) there was no flotation equipment with an air source separate from the breathing air supply; and (3) there was no standby diver. In addition, Employee #1 was using borrowed equipment that was unfamiliar to him, he was not line-tended, and he was not carrying a reserve air supply.

Keywords: SEVERED, INADEQUATE MAINT, SCUBA, WORK RULES, AIR HOSE, DROWN, AIR LINE, DIVER, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301494217			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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