State ex rel. Volker v. Industrial Commission

Ohio Adm.Code 4121:1 — 5—03(C)(2)(b) reads:

“(i) All portable ladders shall be equipped with safety shoes, metal spikes or spurs. Safety shoes shall be surfaced with cork, carborundum, rubber or other material with equivalent coefficient of friction.

“(ii) This does not apply to step ladders, lashed ladders or hook ladders.”

Ohio Adm.Code 4121:1 — 5—01 (B)(80)(k) defines “stepladder” as:

“ * * * [A] self-supporting portable ladder, non-adjustable in length, having flat steps or treads, and a hinged back. Its size is designated by the overall length of the ladder measured along the front edge of…