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No citations State officials won't penalize Vikings in Stringer's death
Updated: Thursday November 01, 2001 6:17 PM
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry said the temperature and humidity in Mankato and player activities on July 31 did not exceed published occupational health guidelines. The heat index was 99 on July 31 at the time Stringer sought a trainer's help. Investigators found that the Vikings had provided training about heat-stress hazards as required by state law to players, coaches and trainers. They also found the Vikings had various methods available to guard against the heat, including water, sports drinks and a first-aid trailer kept at 62 degrees. State officials discussed the findings with the Vikings at the team's headquarters Thursday. Vikings officials have maintained that no one was to blame for Stringer's death, which happened on the second day of training camp. "It was a very comprehensive investigation that confirmed our beliefs that we run an exemplary camp, with player safety foremost in our minds," Mike Kelly, a Vikings vice president, said of the report. An autopsy determined that the 27-year-old, 335-pounder had a body temperature of 108 degrees when he arrived at the hospital. Stringer's family has retained Stanley Chesley, a Cincinnati lawyer with a history of handling high-profile personal-injury cases, to look into the death of the Pro Bowl right tackle. Stringer's agent, James Gould, said Thursday that he expected a decision on a lawsuit within 10 days. "The report itself really wasn't going to have any bearing on whether or not we were going to proceed with a lawsuit or not," Gould said. "We pretty much expected it to be this way."
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