Riggins v. Bechtel Power Corp.

Bechtel Power Corporation appeals an award to Elizabeth Riggins for damages sustained when she tripped and fell over a piece of rebar while working on the construction site of Hanford Plant 1 of the Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS). The basic issues Bechtel raises are whether it, as a consultant engineering firm, owed Ms. Riggins, an employee of Jones Construction Co. (Jones), a duty to provide a safe place to work and whether Jones agreed to indemnify Bechtel for judgments obtained by its employees against it. We affirm in part and reverse in part, remanding this case for…