State ex rel. Pre Finish Metals, Inc. v. Industrial Commission

Appellant concedes that the ladder in question was not equipped with safety shoes, spurs, or metal spikes. The question before us is whether the commission abused its discretion in defining the ladder as a “single ladder” and in determining that Ohio Adm. Code 4121:l-5-03(C) (2)(b)(ii) was inapplicable. We hold that it did not.

Ohio Adm. Code 4121:l-5-03(C)(2) (b) states:

“(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…