Caisson disease, bends, divers' palsy

Name: Caisson disease, bends, divers' palsy at Industrial Divers Corp. Inc.
Start: 8/30/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021087445 · 8/30/2021 · Industrial Divers Corp. Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Caisson disease, bends, divers' palsy

Cause

Event: Exposure to change in water pressure
Source: Water pressure-high or low

Employer

Name: Industrial Divers Corp. Inc.
Location: Off shore, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, 33316
NAICS: 561990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on his second SCUBA dive of the day, stacking tires for removal from the seabed of a failed artificial reef. He developed vertigo and nausea, which worsened when he surfaced. He was hospitalized, suffering from decompression sickness.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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