Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202023032 - EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK

Accident Summary Nr: 202023032 -- Report ID: 0316100 -- Event Date: 04/04/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301464368	04/07/1998	4911	0	Professional Diving And Salvage Inc.

Abstract: A 55-year-old diver was underwater about 6.1 meters below the surface, cleaning a water inlet to a nuclear electric power generation plant. At some point while he was underwater, he did not respond to either verbal or physical communication. The diver was immediately pulled to the surface, and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation was administered until the diver was pronounced as dead at a local hospital. An autopsy indicated that the diver had died of a heart attack.

Keywords: HEART, HEART ATTACK, DIVING, ELEC UTILITY WORK, DIVER, COMMERCIAL DIVING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301464368			Fatality	Other	Athletes

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