Pilchuck Contractors, Inc. v. Department of Labor & Industries

¶1 The Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act of 1973 (WISHA), chapter 49.17 RCW, governs judicial review of decisions issued by the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals (Board). This court reviews the record before the Board to see whether substantial evidence supports the Board’s decision. Here, there was substantial evidence to support the Board’s findings that the employer committed a serious violation of WISHA when its employees were acting as flaggers and directing and controlling traffic outside of the closed lane of traffic in direct contravention to the rules promulgated by…