Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126573054 - Hennepin County

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 126573054

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 09/12/1995

Site Address:
Hennepin County
Narrows Bridge
Tonka Bay, MN 55331

Mailing Address:
320 Washington Ave S, Hopkins, MN 55343

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:9199

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/11/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/08/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360240063

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$17,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$17,500
Current Penalty	$17,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$17,500
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	19100132 A	11/03/1995	11/09/1995	$17,500	$17,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170566533

Event: 09/12/1995

Employee drowns after falling into channel

At approximately 11:30 a.m. on September 11, 1995, a Hennepin County bridge inspection crew, including Employee #1, was working under Narrows Bridge on County Road #19 at Lake Minnetonka. One member of the crew went to inspect the area where the bridge and the ground connect while Employee #1 inspected part of the bridge adjacent to the channel. According to witnesses, Employee #1 stepped onto the seawall that serves as the retaining wall for the channel, turned to his left, took a few steps, and then fell into the channel. Employee #1 appeared to struggle for a short period of time before drowning in approximately 15 ft of water. A diver from the Hennepin County Sheriff's Water Patrol recovered the body from the channel bottom. Preliminary autopsy results by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office indicate that he died of freshwater drowning. Employee #1 was classified as a nonswimmer according to the Hennepin County Sheriff's Department report.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, WALL, WORK RULES, FALL, BRIDGE, DROWN, INATTENTION, WATER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126573054			Fatality	Other	Engineers, n.e.c.

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