OSHA Inspection: SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

Issued

Oct 17, 2005

Abate by

Nov 19, 2005

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $270 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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.

Issued

Oct 7, 2005

Abate by

Oct 28, 2005

Issued

Oct 7, 2005

Abate by

Oct 28, 2005