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* |
|
1960 |
Watertow, NY |
Steel |
Filling |
? |
4 |
|
1960’s |
Canada |
Steel |
Stored |
? |
? |
|
1960’s |
Florida |
Steel |
Filling |
? |
0 |
|
1970’s |
Oregon |
? |
? |
? |
0 |
|
1971 |
British
Virgin Islands |
Steel |
Filling |
? |
4 |
|
1971-72 |
St. Kitts |
Steel |
? |
? |
? |
|
1973 |
Los
Angeles, Ca |
Steel |
Filling |
Corrosion |
2,3 |
|
1974 |
Grand
Bahamas |
Alum-6061 |
Filling |
? |
4,4 |
|
1974 |
Cozumel, Mexico |
Steel |
Filling |
? |
3 |
|
1974-75 |
Anchorage,
AK |
Steel |
Rigging |
Corrosion |
1,2,4,4 |
|
1977 |
Hawaii |
Aluminum |
Filling |
Fire |
4,4 |
|
Aug. 1979 |
Japan |
Steel |
Rigging |
Corrosion |
1,2,4,4 |
|
1981 |
Florida |
Aluminum |
Filling |
Heat |
2 |
|
1981 |
Florida |
Aluminum |
Filling |
Heat |
3,4,4,4,4 |
|
1982 |
Ft.
Lauderdale, Fl. |
Aluminum |
Filling |
Crack |
? |
|
1983 |
England |
? |
Filling |
Metric Valve |
0 |
|
1983 |
New York |
Steel |
Stored |
Corrosion |
0 |
|
1983 |
England |
Steel |
? |
Thread Corr. |
2 |
|
1984 |
New Guinea |
? |
Filling |
? |
0 |
|
1984 |
Hawaii |
Steel |
Filling |
Corrosion |
4 |
|
1984 |
Hawaii |
Steel |
Stored |
Corrosion |
3 |
|
1985 |
U.S. Virgin
Islands |
Steel |
Filling |
Corrosion |
2,3 |
|
1985 |
Florida |
Steel |
Filling |
Corrosion |
2 |
|
1986 |
W. Palm
Beach Florida |
Steel |
Filling |
? |
0 |
|
1986 |
Moline, IL |
Steel |
Re-valved |
Pressure |
2 |
|
1988 |
Australia |
Aluminum |
Filling |
Crack |
2,3,3,4 |
|
1988 |
Virginia |
Aluminum |
Filling |
Altered Drugs |
0 |
|
1990 |
Belize |
? |
Filling |
? |
0 |
|
1990 |
Key Largo,
Florida |
Aluminum |
Stored |
Heat |
0 |
|
1990 |
Puerto Rico |
? |
Filled |
? |
? |
|
1991 |
Cape Town,
So. Africa |
Aluminum |
Stored |
? |
0 |
|
1991 |
Roatan |
Aluminum |
Stored on
boat |
Fire |
0 |
|
1991 |
Latusis |
? |
Stored in
Van |
Burst Disk |
? |
|
1992 |
Hilo, HI |
Aluminum |
Filling |
? |
2 |
|
1993 |
Pooler,
Georgia |
Aluminum |
Filling |
? |
2 |
|
1993 |
Pompano,
Florida |
Steel
(Vinyl) |
Filling |
? |
0 |
|
1993 |
Egypt (Red
Sea) |
Aluminum |
Filling |
Overfill |
2 |
|
1993 |
Honduras |
Aluminum |
Stored |
Fire |
0 |
|
1994 |
Ft.
Lauderdale, Fl. |
Aluminum |
Filling |
Crack |
2 |
|
Aug. 1994 |
Calgary,
Alberta, Can. |
Steel |
Filling |
Overfill/disk |
1,3 |
|
Jan. 1995 |
Florida |
Steel |
Filling |
Metric Valve |
2,4,4 |
|
July, 1996 |
Alabama |
Aluminum |
Filling |
? |
0 |
|
Aug. 1996 |
Athens,
Greece |
Aluminum |
Storage |
Metric Valve |
1,3 |
|
May, 1997 |
Fiji
Islands |
(2)
Aluminum |
Boat Fire |
Heat Damage |
0 |
|
May 30,
1997 |
Tjoeme, Norway |
Gerzat, 5283 Aluminum |
Storage |
? |
0 |
|
1997 |
Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia |
Aluminum |
Filling |
Cracking |
0 |
|
1997 |
Rio De
Janeiro, Brazil |
Aluminum |
Val
Extrusion |
Metric Valve |
0 |
|
1997 |
Cuacao, NA |
Aluminum |
Hydro-Retest |
? |
0 |
|
1997 |
Cuacao, NA |
Aluminum |
Val
Extrusion |
Metric Valve |
0 |
|
Feb. 1998 |
Auckland,
New Zealand |
Steel |
Filling |
? |
0 |
|
Jan. 25,
1998 |
Anaheim, CA |
Copper |
In Use |
? |
0 |
|
Feb. 1998 |
Auckland,
New Zealand |
Steel |
Filling |
? |
4,4 |
|
Feb. 1,
1998 |
Riviera
Beach, FL |
Aluminum |
Filling |
Cracking |
2 |
|
June 4,
1998 |
Joplin, MO |
Aluminum |
Filling |
Heat Treat Paint |
3,4 |
|
October ,
1998 |
Auckland,
New Zealand |
Aluminum |
Filling |
? |
2 |
|
April 19,
1999 |
Campbell
River, B.C. Can. |
Aluminum |
Filling |
Cracking |
0 |
|
May 1999 |
Cozumel, Mexico |
Aluminum |
Filling |
? |
0 |
|
Aug. 9,
1999 |
San Diego,
CA |
E9791 |
Filling |
Valve Extrusion |
2 |
|
October 2,
1999 |
Auburn, CA |
Aluminum |
Filling |
Cracking |
0 |
|
October 19,
1999 |
Syosset, NY |
Steel |
Filling |
? |
0 |
|
March 17,
2000 |
Key Largo,
FL |
Aluminum |
Filling |
Cracking |
2 |
|
June 8,
2000 |
Tobermory, Ontario, Can. |
Steel |
Storage |
? |
1 |
|
June 30,
2000 |
Okinawa,
Japan |
Aluminum |
Filling |
Cracking |
4 |
|
Nov. 24,
2000 |
Hawaii |
Aluminum |
Blending |
? |
3 |
|
December,
2000 |
Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil |
Aluminum |
Filling |
? |
1 |
|
February,
2001 |
Osaka,
Japan |
Steel |
Val
Extrusion |
? |
0 |
|
November,
2001 |
Sebastion, FL |
Steel |
Filling |
? |
1 |
|
