OSHA has inspected Dive Guys LLC 6 times in Minnesota since 2022.
The latest one began on Aug 23, 2024 to follow up on an earlier case, in Aitkin; the case is still open.
Those inspections ended with 16 citation items: 9 serious, 6 willful and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $354,350 and now stand at $162,950, 54% lower after settlements or reviews.
Qualifications of dive team comes up most often in these citations: 6 items under 1910.410.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for staffing, cleaning and waste services employers since 2015 is $2,201, and Dive Guys LLC averages $40,738 (4 cited inspections).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Inspection 346006786 OPENED JUN 6, 2022Open
Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Open
799 Old Crystal Bay Rd, Wayzata, MN 55391 · All Other Support Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jun 3, 2022 (fatal): Employee is killed by drowning while scuba diving
On June 3, 2022, an employee and three coworkers were scuba diving to remove underwater weeds from a lake. The employee and his coworkers were working in lines on the left-hand side of the dock, going out approximately 20 feet to remove the weeds and then returning to shore. When the three coworkers returned to shore, the employee was not with him and later found in the water on the right-hand side of the dock. The employee was killed by drowning.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Willful | $50,000 | $50,000 | Nov 15, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Willful | $50,000 | $50,000 | Nov 15, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 182.676 |
Serious | $300 | $300 | Nov 15, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 |
Serious | $1,650 | $1,650 | Nov 15, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 3 |
Serious | $25,000 | $25,000 | Nov 15, 2022 | Final |
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
