State ex rel. Buurma Farms, Inc. v. Industrial Commission

Ohio Adm.Code 4121:l-5-01(A) states in part:

“ * * * The specific requirements of this code are requirements upon an employer for the protection of such employer’s employees and no others and apply to all workshops and factories subject to the Workers’ Compensation Act * * * »

In alleging specific safety requirement inapplicability, appellant asserts that a farm is neither a workshop nor a factory. Appellant, however, misinterprets the commission’s decision. The commission, contrary to appellant’s representation, did not broadly rule that appellant’s farm was a “workshop.” It found that the…