Inspection Detail

Inspection: 17504309 - William L. Stoner Dba Texas Gulf Sports

Inspection Information - Office: Austin Area Office

Inspection Nr: 17504309

Report ID: 0625400

Date Opened: 03/21/1986

Site Address:
William L. Stoner Dba Texas Gulf Sports
9000 Blk Spring Hollow Dr.
Austin, TX 78750

Mailing Address:
6903 Deeplake, San Antonio, TX 78244

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7389

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/04/1986

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/11/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360691943

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	6			5		11
Current Violations	6			5		11
Initial Penalty	$2,530	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,530
Current Penalty	$2,430	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,430
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100410 A01	04/21/1986	04/25/1986	$640	$640	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19100410 A03	04/21/1986	05/09/1986	$200	$300	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100420 A	04/21/1986	05/02/1986	$300	$300	$0	-
4.	01004	Serious	19100421 C03	04/21/1986	04/25/1986	$300	$300	$0	-
5.	01005	Serious	19100421 G	04/21/1986	04/25/1986	$640	$640	$0	-
6.	01006A	Serious	19100424 C01	04/21/1986	04/25/1986	$350	$350	$0	-
7.	01006B	Serious	19100424 C02	04/21/1986	04/25/1986	$0	$0	$0	-
8.	02001	Other	19030002 A01	04/21/1986	04/25/1986	$0	$0	$0	-
9.	02002	Other	19040008	04/21/1986	04/21/1986	$0	$0	$0	-
10.	02003	Other	19100421 F02	04/21/1986	04/25/1986	$0	$0	$0	-
11.	02004	Other	19100422 B01	04/21/1986	04/21/1986	$0	$0	$0	-
12.	02005	Other	19100422 E	04/21/1986	04/25/1986	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14511612

Event: 03/19/1986

SCUBA DIVER DROWNED WHEN AIR SUPPLY RAN OUT

EMPLOYEE #1, HIS EMPLOYER (A CERTIFIED DIVER), AND ONE OTHER DIVER WERE DIVING IN A GOLF COURSE WATER TRAP TO RECOVER LOST GOLF BALLS. THE WATER TRAP WAS ABOUT 175 FEET ACROSS AND 12 TO 16 FEET IN DEPTH. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS A NOVICE DIVER, WORKING FOR 2 WEEKS AS A SCUBA AND HOOKA DIVER WITHOUT ANY MEDICAL EVALUATION OR NECESSARY TRAINING. HE LACKED THE KNOWLEDGE TO PROPERLY MONITOR HIS AIR SUPPLY, OR TO INFLATE HIS BOUANCY VEST AND DETACH HIS WEIGHT BELT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ALL THREE DIVERS WERE UNDER WATER AT THE SAME, TIME WITHOUT VISUAL CONTACT, AND WITHOUT A DIVE MASTER ON THE SURFACE FOR ASSISTANCE IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. EMPLOYEE #1'S AIR SUPPLY RAN OUT WHILE HE WAS UNDER WATER AND HE DROWNED.

Keywords: SCUBA, DIVING, INEXPERIENCE, DROWN, UNTRAINED, DIVER, WATER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17504309			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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