OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14484166
SEAWAY DIVERS
JOHNSONVILLE, NY·
Event description
DROWNED DURING DIVING OPERATION
Investigation abstract
ON OCTOBER 23, 1985, AT 10:20 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DIVING IN 35 TO 40 FEET OF WAT ER. HE WAS INSERTING NEW VERTICLE WOODEN SEALS INTO THE WATER GATES. WHILE INSPE CTING THE COMPLETED WORK, THE DIVER WAS SUCKED BY THE CURRENT INTO A 12 INCH PIP E. WHEN FOUND, THE DIVER'S HELMET HAD BEEN PARTIALLY PULLED FROM HIS HEAD, ALLOW ING WATER TO ENTER. THE DIVER'S HEAD WAS WEDGED INTO THE 12 INCH PIPE, AND HE WA S NOT ABLE TO FREE HIMSELF. THE DIVER WAS DROWNED. THE TIME OF DEATH WAS 3:45 PM .
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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