Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104472832 - The Yachting Center

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 104472832

Report ID: 0352430

Date Opened: 05/08/1991

Site Address:
The Yachting Center
2701 Boston St
Baltimore, MD 21224

Mailing Address:
2501 Boston Street, Baltimore, MD 21224

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4493

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/05/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/15/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360620538

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$540	$0	$0	$0	$0	$540
Current Penalty	$260	$0	$0	$0	$0	$260
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001A	Serious	890032 A	06/19/1991	06/22/1991	$260	$540	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100132 A	06/19/1991	06/22/1991	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 889360

Event: 04/15/1991

Security guard drowns in harbor during shift

Employee #1, a security guard for a yachting center, worked 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. His duties included walking on piers that were built 700 to 800 ft over the 80 ft deep water of the harbor. The area was well lighted. The rule was to not walk the pier in stormy weather or slippery conditions; there was no rule about wearing a life jacket. Employee #1, an epileptic, did not wear a life jacket and was a good swimmer. Employee #1 was last seen alive at 3:00 a.m. on March 15, 1991, by a harbor policeman, who told him not to walk the piers because of the stormy weather that night. On April 25, 1991 Employee #1's body was found floating in the harbor. Employee #1 may have investigated something and/or walked the piers, had an epileptic seizure and fallen into the water; foul play is also possible.

Keywords: STORM, PIER, WORK RULES, SEIZURE, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, DROWN, SECURITY GUARD, LIFE JACKET, WATER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104472832			Fatality	Other	Guards and police, excluding public service

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