Caisson disease, bends, divers' palsy

Name: Caisson disease, bends, divers' palsy at Halycon Diving, Inc.
Start: 10/16/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023109536 · 10/16/2023 · Halycon Diving, 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: Halycon Diving, Inc.
Location: West Side Cypress Island, ANACORTES, WASHINGTON, 98221
NAICS: 114112
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was diving for sea cucumbers at a depth of approximately 70 feet. After completing the dive, they began to feel numbness in their legs and were hospitalized for decompression sickness.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown