Non-SCUBA Related
Incidents
As Reported by PSI-International,
Inc. July, 2001
*Injury Codes: 0=None,
1=Death, 2=Severe, 3=Moderate, 4=Minor
|
Date |
Location |
Type |
Activity |
Cause |
Injuries* |
|
1973 |
Key Largo, Florida |
Steel Filter |
Compressor |
? |
3 |
|
1975 |
Anchorage, AK |
Steel |
Filling |
Corrosion |
1 |
|
1982 |
USA |
Aluminum |
SCBA |
Crack |
0 |
|
1983 |
USA |
Aluminum |
SCBA |
Crack |
4 |
|
1984 |
New York |
Aluminum |
SCBA |
Crack |
? |
|
1985 |
Jamaica |
? |
H-K |
? |
0 |
|
1988 |
Oklahoma |
? |
C02 |
? |
? |
|
1991 |
Wyoming |
K(3600) |
? |
? |
3,2 |
|
1991 |
Wyoming |
K(3600) |
? |
Valve Sheered |
0 |
|
1992 |
Okinawa |
K(3600) |
? |
? |
3,2 |
|
1993 |
New York |
SCBA |
Filling |
? |
1 |
|
1993 |
Netherlands |
? |
Beer Keg |
Tapping |
1,3,3 |
|
1993 |
Deer Park, TX |
SCBA |
? |
Crack |
0 |
|
1994 |
Wonder Lake, IL |
SCBA (2216) |
Filling |
Crack |
3.4 |
|
Mar. 1995 |
Detroit, MI |
SCBA (2216) |
Stored |
Phys. Dam. |
0 |
|
Mar. 1996 |
Eureka, CA |
SCBA |
On Truck |
Chem. Dam. |
0 |
|
July 1996 |
Roxbury, NJ |
SCBA Compos |
Filling |
? |
2,2,2 |
|
September, 1996 |
Neshanic, NJ |
SCBA |
Filling |
? |
2 |
|
October, 1996 |
Norcross, GA |
Oxygen Cyl. |
Filling |
Crack |
0 |
|
December, 1996 |
Key Largo, FL |
4 Stl Sub
Flask |
Filling |
Corrosion |
0 |
|
1997 |
Overland Park, KS |
SCBA |
Storage |
Chem. Damage |
0 |
|
1997 |
Spanaway, WA |
SCBA |
Storage |
Driven Over |
3 |
|
March, 1997 |
Chicago, IL |
2 Storage Cyl. |
Transport |
Valve Sheered |
0 |
|
September, 1997 |
Allegan, MI |
SCBA (3AL) |
Filling |
Crack |
0 (contained) |
|
October, 1997 |
Lynnwood, WA |
Com. Separator |
Filling |
Crack |
0 |
|
October, 1997 |
Conshohocken, PA |
Oxygen “D” Cyl. |
Valve Remove |
Imp. Procedure |
4 |
|
March, 1998 |
Grand Cayman Islands |
Steel-Tor
Flask |
? |
? |
1,1,3,2,2 (4’s) |
|
April, 1998 |
Austin, TX |
Separator |
Filling |
Unknown |
0 |
|
June, 1998 |
Miami, FL |
Oxygen Cyl. |
? |
? |
? |
|
July 3, 1998 |
Hawthorne, FL |
SCBA (2216) |
Storage |
? |
0 |
|
October, 1998 |
San Francisco, CA |
Separator |
Filling |
? |
0 |
|
January, 1999 |
Concord, VA |
SCBA |
Storage |
Fire Damage |
0 |
|
May 2, 1999 |
Summerville, NC |
3AL SCBA |
Filling |
? |
0 |
|
April, 1999 |
Ontario, Canada |
3A (4500) Story |
Filling |
Corrosion |
0 |
|
October, 1999 |
Tennessee |
3AL SCBA |
Filling |
Cracking |
0 |
|
January 4, 2000 |
Burns Harbor, IN |
SCBA (4500) |
Filling |
Valve Damage |
0 |
|
March, 2000 |
Canada |
SCBA (4500) |
Filling |
Valve Ext. |
0 |
|
July, 2000 |
Groton, NY |
Beverage Steel |
Storage |
Corrosion? |
0 |
|
Sept. 16, 2000 |
Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Separator |
Filling |
? |
0 |
|
Nov., 2000 |
Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Steel |
Storage |
Boat Fire |
0 |
|
Nov. 24, 2000 |
? |
Oxygen |
Filling |
? |
4 |
|
July, 2001 |
Tokyo, Japan |
SCBA, FRP 1 |
Stored |
Chem. Damage |
0 |
|
August, 2001 |
? |
SCBA 3AL |
Hydro |
Heat? |
0 |
|
