Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200551364 - Diver killed in underwater explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 200551364 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 12/28/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303080998	05/17/2000	4499	0	Bisso Marine Co., Inc.

Abstract: A commercial diver was engaged in a salvage operation of a 35-ft by 195-ft sunken hopper barge in the Mississippi River near LaPlace, LA. He was using a Bronco oxygen fed cutting torch to burn a hole in the deck of the barge to place an airlift suction pipe to remove silt that had accumulated inside the barge. During the operation, a hydrogen and oxygen bubbled formed due to a malfunction of the equipment. The cutting torch ignited the gases, causing an explosion and killing the employee.

Keywords: OXYGEN, HYDROGEN, GAS, EXPLOSION, DIVER, CUTTING AND BURNING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303080998			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Welders and cutters

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