State ex rel. Go-Jo Industries v. Industrial Commission

The two specific safety requirements before us are power-disengagement requirements. Go-Jo concedes that there was no power-disengagement device at the location where claimant was injured. At issue is the applicability of those provisions and the evidentiary support underlying the commission’s determination that they were violated. For the reasons to follow, we find that the commission did not abuse its discretion in assessing these penalties.

Ohio Adm.Code 4121:l-5-05(C)(2)

This section provides:

“All conveyors, where exposed to contact, shall be equipped with means to disengage them from their…