Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103199451 - Pro Dive

Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 103199451

Report ID: 0521400

Date Opened: 04/22/1992

Site Address:
Pro Dive
Grand Ridge Road, West Of Rt 170
Seneca, IL 61368

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 663, Ottawa, IL 60350

Union Status: Union

SIC:7389

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 04/22/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/24/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360121743

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4					4
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$7,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,500
Current Penalty	$6,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,000
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100410 B03	07/16/1992	07/21/1992	$1,500	$1,500	$0	07/30/1992	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	19100421 D03	07/16/1992	07/21/1992	$1,500	$1,500	$0	07/30/1992	J - ALJ Decision
3.	01003	Serious	19100430 G01	07/16/1992	07/21/1992	$1,500	$1,500	$0	07/30/1992	J - ALJ Decision
4.	01004A	Serious	19100430 H02	07/16/1992	07/21/1992	$1,500	$1,500	$0	07/30/1992	J - ALJ Decision
5.	01004B	Serious	19100425 C03	07/16/1992	07/21/1992	$1,500	$1,500	$0	07/30/1992	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 839092

Event: 04/18/1992

DIVER DIED OF ASPHIXIA

A diving team began diving at 10:48 a.m. at a nuclear electric-power generation station. One of the divers, who had not eaten that morning and had not slept for more than 24 hours, entered the water and descended 19.2 meters through an access pipe. The diver was using house air with a Cuno filter, block box (filter and separator), a second Cuno filter, volume tank, air line, and Desco 61000 dive helmet. The air pressure at the volume tank was 33.2 pascals. The diver proceeded laterally 10.7 meters through a 4.9-meter-diameter pipe and ascended 6.7 meters through a 3.7-meter-diameter pipe to a butterfly valve. He then packed the valve with oakum to seal it off. About 15 minutes into the dive, the back-up diver asked the diver how he was feeling. The diver replied that he was not sure, and he terminated the dive. As he was being brought to the surface, he stated that he was in trouble, started to develop labored breathing, and lost consciousness. The back-up diver entered the access pipe to bring him up. At the surface, the employee was cut from his diving suit and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation was administered. He was transported to a hospital, where he died of asphyxia 2 days later.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, ASPHYXIATED, CPR, DIVING, COMMERCIAL DIVING, ELEC UTILITY WORK, DIVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103199451			Fatality	Asphyxia	Athletes

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