The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) hit the San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology with nearly $9,000 in financial penalties over an accident took the life of the local organization’s founder and CEO.
Inventor David Monroe, 72, died in September when a jet engine he and a colleague were attempting to bring into an exhibit space rolled onto him at a loading dock at Boeing Center at Tech Port, according to multiple news reports. San Antonio police investigated the fatality and determined there was “no criminal element” involved.
Even so, OSHA fined the San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology, or SAMSAT, $4,965 for failing to train workers on how to how to properly secure items they move up or down a loading dock, according to a document released earlier this month.
An unsecured dolly used to move the jet engine rolled down a loading ramp and onto Monroe, crushing him, multiple news outlets reported at the time of the accident.
The museum’s OSHA fine comes in addition to an informal $3,972 settlement the organization reached with federal regulators over the death.
SAMSAT was founded in 2016 at Port San Antonio, the redeveloped Kelly Air Force Base. The museum’s flagship space, SAMSAT AREA 21, is located at Boeing Center at Tech Port, a concert venue and event space.
In comments to the Express-News, current SAMSAT CEO Cliff Zintgraff said the museum cooperated fully with the federal investigation “with a focus on the work environment of our staff.”
“We at SAMSAT miss David very much, and we feel his presence every day,” Zintgraff added.
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