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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14306351

HEART,HEART ATTACK,DIVING,COMMERCIAL DIVING

Event
HEART,HEART ATTACK,DIVING,COMMERCIAL DIVING
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14306351
Report ID
213900

Event description

Commercial diver dies of heart attack while diving

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a freelance commercial diver, was diving in approximately 5 to 7 ft of water to free a rope that had become entangled in the propeller of a clam bo at. He died of a heart attack.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 50 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    12
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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