OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14569446

JEROME L AND KEVIN L HIERSCHE DBA

RUFUS, OR· 1987-04-07T00:00:00

Event: HEAD, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, DIVING, WATER
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #3142155
Employer profile: JEROME L AND KEVIN L HIERSCHE DBA
Summary number: 14569446
Report ID: 1054115

Event description

Diver killed when caught by current

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was returning to the surface following an approximately 150 ft deep dive. At a depth of about 14 ft, he encountered a water current that pulled his head into a 12 in. diameter orifice. Due to the force of the water flow through the orifice (approximately 4,000 gpm), Employee #1 was unable to free himself. H e was killed in the swiftly moving water before he could be rescued.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 47 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
41

Occupation code
999

Human factor
13

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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