Massachusetts Swimming Pool Company President Drowns During Routine Service Call

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE93MA005

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Massachusetts Swimming Pool Company President Drowns During Routine Service Call

1993/10/05
By Massachusetts Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Project (Massachusetts FACE) ...
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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Massachusetts Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Project (Massachusetts FACE) ; Massachusetts. Department of Public Health. Occupational Health Surveillance Program

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On May 11, 1993, a 38 year old male swimming pool service and supply company owner drowned in 12 feet of water during the course of a routine annual service call at a Massachusetts country club. Donned in full scuba gear and diving alone at the time of the incident, the victim was readying the swimming pool for its' annual Memorial Day Weekend opening when he was discovered apparently lifeless at the bottom of the pool by the country club activities director. Following repeated attempts by nearby construction company laborers to extricate the victim in several ways, a municipal police official took charge and rallied a number of individuals who succeeded in removing the victim from the pool. The municipal police official and emergency medical services administered emergency CPR until the ambulance arrived and transported the victim to a regional hospital. The victim was officially pronounced dead approximately one and one-half hours following his discovery at the bottom of the pool. The Massachusetts FACE Investigator concluded that, in order to prevent future similar occurrences, employers should: 1. Ensure that divers do not dive alone; 2. Implement and enforce strict compliance with all requirements that ensure underwater safety.
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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
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Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Accidents Divers Diving Injuries Injury-prevention Management-personnel NIOSH Region-1 Protective-measures Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-monitoring Traumatic-injuries Work-analysis Work-areas Work-operations Work-performance Work-practices
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All (0000)
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Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
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State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE93MA005
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Massachusetts
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

4 pdf pages
NIOSHTIC Number:

20028401
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2012-112952
Citation:

Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 93MA005, 1993 Oct; :1-4
Federal Fiscal Year:

1994
Performing Organization:

Massachusetts Department of Health
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

56 - Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services - (NAICS 2022)
Start Date:

1992/09/30
Source Full Name:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
End Date:

2006/08/31
Resource Number:

FACE-93MA005
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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