Lisa Patterson successfully defends another Employer!
In the case State of Ohio ex rel. Julie Landers, Adm. of the Estate of Charles B. Landers v. Industrial Commission of Ohio and Crane 1 Services, Inc. the magistrate found the Ohio Industrial Commission properly found that a violation of a specific safety requirement (VSSR) had not been proven by the decedent’s estate because the application for VSSR did not cite to Ohio Admin. Code 4123:1-5-14(G) and, as a result, the arguments about Ohio Admin. Code 4123:1-5-14(G) had been waived. Additionally, if the lock-out/tag-out procedure which was supposed to be used would have been used, the defective alarms would not have functioned anyway, but were unnecessary because the crane could not have moved without power. See the attached case link below.
Congratulations Lisa for a job well done!
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