OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14306351
CHARLES STURGIS
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ—
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
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#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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