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

Nevada Revised Statute 618.375(1): Every employer shall: Furnish employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his or her employees. The employer did not protect employees as follows: a.On April 30, 2010 at the Fantastic Indoor Swap Meet, an employee was injured while operating the lift on the back of a delivery truck. This was the first day that the employee had operated this truck and he had not been instructed or read the operator manual as required by the manufacturer of the Maxon RCW-3B lift. The employee had lowered the lift part of the way down but forgot to unhook the platform hold chain. The employee forced the platform hold chain off while the lift was partly lowered which caused it fall down, catching the employee's hand in-between the chain that holds the lift and the lift itself. The Operation Manual requires that the chain must be removed before lowering the platform. If the manufacturer's procedure had been followed the accident could have been prevented. The employee suffered broken bones and tissue damage to his right hand. Reference - Maxon Operation Manual, Page 6: 1. Using main toggle control switch located on curb side of lift column, raise unit till platform runners hit column stops. Remove platform hold chain and move slide bar towards front of truck, far enough to clear stop block when unit is lowering.