Depletion of oxygen · Asphyxiations, strangulations, suffocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U.S. Dept of the Navy, 110 Vernon Ave., PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA 32407
on — Asphyxiations, strangulations, suffocations, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
On May 30, 2017, an employee was diving to a depth of 82-84 feet with a team in the Gulf of Mexico. He was using an oxygen tank, got tangled in the line and the air shut off. He was found unconscious by other divers and was brought to the surface were he was resuscitated.
An employee was scraping the walls and ceiling of a barracks room in preparation for paint. The employee fell from the footboard of a bed to the floor below, resulting in leg fractures.
A firefighter was pulling an equipment tray from the side compartment of a fire truck. The tray came off its guide tracks and fell to the ground, amputating two fingertips on the firefighter's left hand in the process.
A police officer responded to an active shooter situation. He entered the building with three other base policemen and was shot in the leg by the suspect. He was hospitalized.
An employee was acting as a fire watch within the engine compartment of a vessel observing the cutting of the hull on the outside. The fire suppression system activated and the employee was trapped inside of the compartment. The employee suffered oxygen deprivation and was hospitalized.
An employee was performing maintenance inside a furnace when they lost consciousness due to the oxygen-deficient atmosphere. The employee was hoisted from the space and also sustained a leg fracture.
At about 2:00 p.m. on July 18, 2018, an employee had opened the top hatch of a heat exchanger hopper and was changing an air filter. The employee became unresponsive due to a lack of oxygen, possibly because nitrogen gas had displaced the oxygen.
An employee was activating the sprinkler system at a sports complex following recent maintenance to repair leaky pumps. When the system was activated, a section of newly installed 3-inch schedule 80 PVC pipe struck the employee, who lost consciousness. The employee suffered a broken jaw and a concussion.
An employee was ascending a flight of stairs after exiting their vehicle in an adjacent employee parking lot. The employee stepped to the right to avoid another employee on the left who was descending the stairs. The employee lost their balance and fell on the stairs. They were hospitalized with a laceration/abrasion to their chin, a fractured left humerus, and bruising to their left knee.
At about 3:10 p.m. on October 3, 2025, an employee was inspecting a car. Two dogs that had been in another car were leashed and tethered to a bollard. As the employee inspected the first car along with a narcotics detection dog, one of the other dogs came loose and attacked the narcotics dog. The employee was separating the dogs when the other dog bit his left ring finger. The last joint of the finger was injured and part of it was bitten off.
An employee was climbing a fixed ladder to perform maintenance in an attic. While unlocking the attic entry, the employee fell from the ladder more than 10 feet to the concrete below. The employee suffered a fractured hip, pelvis, tail bone, arm, and elbow, resulting in hospitalization and surgery.
An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.