Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: OTHER

Nevada Revised Statute 618.375(1): The employer failed to furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees: The employer failed to ensure that a tripping hazard was corrected: a.At the North side of the school, located at the double doors entrance across from Twain Street, a bus driver walking into the school tripped over a bracket on the floor and fell for the first time in August 2005. The employer didn't correct the hazard. The second accident happened in September 2005 when the same bus driver tripped over the bracket and fell, this time causing serious injuries and days away from work. The tripping hazard is created when a "post" is removed from the double doors, to allow large items to be moved into the entrance. When the post is removed, the bracket the post locks into is exposed, creating the trip hazard. One feasible method of abatement, among others, would be to highlight the hazard with a highly visible cone when the center post is removed.