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

Nevada Revised Statute 618.375(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees: The employer failed to ensure that the place of employment was free from recognized hazards in that: a.At Durango Medical Plaza construction project, using unapproved lifting equipment to erect structural steel, an employee was fatally injured when he was struck by the steel I-beam that fell from the jib and beam clamp attachment on the rough terrain forklift, Ingersoll-Rand, Model VR-90B. Iron workers were using the forklift for lifting steel I-beams into place, instead of following the guidelines in 29 CFR 1926, Subpart "R", approved hoisting methods. The steel I-beam was 39 feet long and weighted over 2100 Lbs. One feasible and acceptable abatement method would be to follow requirements set in 29 CFR 1926, Subpart R - Steel Erection.