Inspection Detail
Inspection: 2192821 - Marina International, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Kansas City Area Office
Site Address:
Marina International, Inc.
Little Platte Park - Smithville Lake
Smithville, MO 64089
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 598, Smithville, MO 64089
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:7999
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 09/04/1985
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/03/1985
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 360556468 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $280 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $280 |
Current Penalty | $140 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $140 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100132 A | 09/06/1985 | 09/12/1985 | $140 | $280 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ON A SMALL MARINA DOCK ASSISTING TWO SCUBA DIVERS WHO WERE REPAIRING THE UNDERSTRUCTURE OF THE DOCK. THERE WERE NO ACTUAL WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT. EMPLOYEE #1 COULD NOT SWIM AND HAD A HEALTH CONDITION KNOWN AS TOURETTES SYNDROME. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING WITH THE COMPANY ENGINEER, WHO HAD TEMPORARILY GONE TO ANOTHER DOCK. THERE WAS A SMALL FLOATING PLATFORM WITH AN AIR COMPRESSOR IN USE, AND IT WAS OPERATED AT LEAST ONCE BY EMPLOYEE #1. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT EMPLOYEE #1 MAY HAVE FALLEN FROM THE PLATFORM OR FROM THE ADJACENT DOCK. HE WAS LATER FOUND BY A SCUBA DIVER IN 20 FEET OF WATER. THE ACCIDENT WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED IF EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BEEN WEARING A LIFE JACKET AND WAS ACCOMPANIED BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. MANAGEMENT KNEW THAT EMPLOYEE #1 COULD NOT SWIM AND THAT HE HAD AN "EPILEPTIC-LIKE" CONDITION.
Keywords: PLATFORM, REPAIR, DOCK, SCUBA, COMPRESSED AIR, LIFE JACKET, DIVER, SWIM, WATER
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 2192821 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |