# Caisson disease, bends, divers' palsy at Halycon Diving, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023109536` · 10/16/2023 · ANACORTES, WASHINGTON
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Caisson disease, bends, divers' palsy
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to change in water pressure
- **Source:** Water pressure-high or low
## Employer
- **Name:** Halycon Diving, Inc.
- **Location:** West Side Cypress Island, ANACORTES, WASHINGTON, 98221
- **NAICS:** 114112
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was diving for sea cucumbers at a depth of approximately 70 feet. After completing the dive, they began to feel numbness in their legs and were hospitalized for decompression sickness.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*