Herrell v. NATIONAL BEEF PACKING CO., LLC

Green, J.:

In this premises liability case, a subcontractor’s employee, Shelly K. Herrell, was injured when she stepped into a hole in the concrete floor of the landowner’s (National Beef Packing Company [National Beef]) plant. Herrell was working at the plant to obtain soil samples for testing. Herrell sued National Beef, alleging that National Beef was negligent in creating, maintaining, and fading to warn of the dangerous condition; in violating an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulation; in failing to inspect the premises; and in fading to keep the business place…