State Ex Rel. Quality Stamping Products v. Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation

Quality Stamping Products (“Quality Stamping”), appellant, seeks a writ of mandamus ordering appellee Industrial Commission of Ohio to vacate its order granting claimant Kajetan J. Koziol’s application for additional compensation based on the violation of a specific safety requirement (‘"VSSR”). The Court of Appeals for Franklin County denied the writ, finding that the commission had not abused its discretion in granting the award. We affirm.

In December 1987, Koziol injured his left hand severely while operating a power press for Quality Stamping. His workers’ compensation claim was allowed…