State ex rel. Taylor v. Industrial Commission

Claimant challenges the denial of four YSSRs: Ohio Adm.Code 4121:1-3-10(0(3) and (C)(4)(b), 4121:l-3-04(E)(l), and 4121:l-3-03(J)(l). For the reasons to follow, we affirm the judgment of the appellate court.

Ohio Adm.Code 4121:1-3-10 governs scaffolding. The commission denied all violations alleged thereunder after concluding that the regulation did not cover the type of equipment from which claimant fell. The commission reached the right result for the wrong reason.

The commission characterized the Mite-E-Lift as a “self-propelled elevated work platform.” A “scaffold” is “any temporary…