State ex rel. R.E.H. Co. v. Industrial Commission

At issue is a single specific safety requirement. Ohio Adm.Code 4121:1-5-05 provides:

“(D) Machinery control.

“(1) Disengaging from power supply.

“Means shall be provided at each machine, within easy reach of the operator, for disengaging it from its power supply. * * * ”

The commission, in assessing a violation, made several findings. It found that the on/off switch on the machine was not an effective means of disengagement and had a known history of malfunction. It further found that the two remaining means of shutoff — the wall plug and the on/off switch at the wall receptacle— were not within…