| Name | Age | Sex | Injuries | Injured areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frizzel, Robbie | 24 | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
On Saturday, March 19, 1983 three cavers were in Fern Cave, Alabama, doing Surprise Pit. While climbing on the breakdown at the bottom some rocks were dislodged and one caver shouted 'Rock!' to those below. Robbie Frizzel (24), to avoid whatever was falling, lurched for the wall. Unfortunately there was a void in that direction and he took a short fall onto a sharp piece of breakdown, receiving a deep cut on his knee. A T-shirt was tied around the cut and Frizzel made it out on his own. He reportedly lost a lot of blood in the process but in any case suffered no ill effects.
A simple situation with little consequence but which could easily have been serious and there actually was no rock falling near Frizzel. The rock, 'smaller than a baseball,' stopped after rolling a short ways. Frizzel had his light out, however, and could not see that he was safe. Barrett also points out that Frizzel did not have to be below the caver climbing. Certainly one should not be below someone climbing but by the same token one should not climb above someone-insist that they get clear, then proceed.
Robbie Frizzel received a knee cut after lurching away from a perceived falling rock, falling onto sharp rocks.