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Diving Accidents Resource Center

Diving AccidentsDiving Accidents can happen to recreational and commercial divers and are often caused by dive operator negligence or defective equipment.  Decompression sickness, air embolisms, and nitrogen narcosis are health conditions that can result from Diving Accidents. These are all serious illnesses, with effects including joint pain, skin problems, paralysis, blindness, brain damage and, in the most serious cases, death. Commercial divers can be injured while doing underwater repairs to boats, barges, docks, or piers. They may qualify for seaman status under the Jones Act and be eligible for certain benefits and claims. Recreational divers may have personal injury claims against the diving instructor, vacation resort, or cruise ship operator.

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Diving Accidents Resource Center

  • Diving Accident Information · A guide to Diving Accidents, both Scuba Diving Accidents and Diving Board Accidents, covering fault and liability, causes of Diving Accidents, Product Liability Law as it pertains to Diving Accidents, and the statute of limitations.

Diving Accidents Verdicts, Settlements and Class Action Watch

  • Tighe v Peterson · This appeal addresses the duty of a host to warn a social guest about the configuration and depth of the host??™s pool where the guest had been in the pool many times before.
  • Gershon v Regency Diving Center · In this appeal we are asked to decide whether an exculpatory release, executed by decedent as a condition of receiving scuba diving instructions from defendants, precludes decedent's heirs from bringing a wrongful death action pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 to -6. This is an issue of first impression in this State.

Diving Accidents Official Links

  • Commercial Diving-OSHA · Commercial diving involves a diverse group of individuals and companies involved in a wide range of activities. These workers are exposed to the same hazards anyone would if they spent extended periods of time underwater, such as drowning, respiratory and circulatory problems, and hypothermia. This website links to information relevant to commercial diving.
  • Diving Accidents and Children · A Medline Plus article on the causes, cases, and consequences of diving accidents involving children.
  • NOAA Dive Page · This Web site provides direct links to specific NOAA services and products that divers should use in planning memorable dives.

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Sunday, May 19, 2013
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