Dive knife that does not cut - snippers that cut too well
Incident Date
1970-01-01
Incident Description
1989 Silica Mines The trainee diver was practising line laying and discovered to his horror that his knife was insufficient to cut the line hed laid. Two rocks were used to saw through the line. 1994 Elm Hole The diver was wearing snippers on his forearm tucked under snoopy loops. The snippers sprung open and the diver reseated them putting a nice cut through his drysuit forearm - fortunately not piercing the suit.
Lessons Learned
1. Carry a cutting tool up to the job. 2. Stow it wisely. 3. Handle sharp implements with care.
Factors |
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Line Management |
Unknown |
Gas Management |
Unknown |
Equipment Management |
Major |
Equipment Failure |
Major |
Training |
Unknown |
Medical |
Unknown |
Planning |
Unknown |
Procedural Error |
Major |
Cave Environment |
Unknown |
Weather |
Unknown |
Other Factor |
Unknown |