Inspection Detail

Inspection: 129445284 - Two Harbors, City Of

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 129445284

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 09/15/1997

Site Address:
Two Harbors, City Of
Water Treatment Plant
Two Harbors, MN 55616

Mailing Address:
City Hall, 522 1st Avenue, Two Harbors, MN 55616

Union Status: Union

SIC:9111

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/12/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/12/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360240618

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
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.	01001	Serious	19100424 C02	12/30/1997	01/03/1998	$2,500	$2,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 812651

Event: 09/10/1997

Employee drowns during dive to mark pipe

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on September 10, 1997, Employee #1, a city employee who was a member of a county-wide volunteer search and rescue diving team, dove for the city to mark a water inlet pipe in a lake. He drowned. No other diver was in the water with him, nor was he line tended, as required by OSHA standards.

Keywords: LIFELINE, WORK RULES, DROWN, DIVER, WATER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	129445284			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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