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Inspection #344973243

Closed
Fatality/Catastrophe (M)|View on OSHA.gov →

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a fatality/catastrophe inspection of BREAKWATER ADVENTURES, LLC at 1314 Duck Road, Kitty Hawk, NC 27949 on Oct 14, 2020. The inspection scope was partial. The case was closed on Jan 28, 2021.

OSHA documented 12 violations (6 serious, 6 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $5,614. 1 incident investigation summary is associated with this inspection. This inspection is linked to 1 accident report in OSHA records.

This employer has 1 other OSHA inspection on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number
344973243
Type
Fatality/Catastrophe (M)
Scope
Partial
Opened
Oct 14, 2020
Closed
Jan 28, 2021
Final Order
Jan 11, 2021
Total Violations
12
Penalties on Record
$5,614
Initial Penalties
$10,795
Related Activity
1 accident
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.

Establishment

Address
1314 Duck Road, Kitty Hawk, NC 27949
Industry
713940 Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers

Other Inspections of This Employer1 on record

Other OSHA inspections of the same establishment. Linked via establishment ID (exact government key).

Incident Investigation Summaries

Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection appears immediately below.

FatalityJun 19, 2020

The employee drowns trying to free stalled waverunner

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key).

Enforcement Outcome

OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page.

Status on Record
Closed

Inspection closed Jan 28, 2021.

Citations on Record
12

6 serious, 6 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties
$10,795

Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.

Current Penalties
$5,614

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Final orders are recorded through Jan 11, 2021. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

Violations

OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.

CitationStandardTypeInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
01001A1910.134
Respiratory Protection
OSHA citation code: 19100134 C
Serious$4,048$2,807Jan 20, 2021-Jan 11, 2021
01001B1910.134
Respiratory Protection
OSHA citation code: 19100134 D01
Serious$0$0Jan 20, 2021-Jan 11, 2021
01001C1910.134
Respiratory Protection
OSHA citation code: 19100134 E01
Serious$0$0Jan 20, 2021-Jan 11, 2021
01001D1910.134
Respiratory Protection
OSHA citation code: 19100134 F01
Serious$0$0Jan 20, 2021-Jan 11, 2021
01001E1910.134
Respiratory Protection
OSHA citation code: 19100134 H01
Serious$0$0Jan 20, 2021-Jan 11, 2021
01001F1910.134
Respiratory Protection
OSHA citation code: 19100134 K01
Serious$0$0Jan 20, 2021-Jan 11, 2021
020011904.29
Forms
OSHA citation code: 19040029 B03
Other$0$0Jan 20, 2021-Jan 11, 2021
020021904.39
Reporting Fatalities, Hospitalizations, Amputations, and Losses of an Eye
OSHA citation code: 19040039 A01
Other$6,747$2,807Jan 20, 2021-Jan 11, 2021
020031910.132
Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements
OSHA citation code: 19100132 D01
Other$0$0Jan 20, 2021-Jan 11, 2021
020041910.1200
Hazard Communication
OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01
Other$0$0Jan 20, 2021-Jan 11, 2021
020051910.1200
Hazard Communication
OSHA citation code: 19101200 G01
Other$0$0Jan 20, 2021-Jan 11, 2021
020061910.1200
Hazard Communication
OSHA citation code: 19101200 H01
Other$0$0Jan 20, 2021-Jan 11, 2021

Understanding These Penalties

The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.

Data Source and Methodology

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