Connor Lumber & Land Co. v. Industrial Commission

The commission found that the manner in which the platform was constructed by the plaintiff employer violated Safety Orders Nos. 5120 and 5324, now 3 Wis. Adm. Code, secs. Ind 51.20 and 53.24. The material portions of such sec. Ind 51.20 which is entitled “Fire Escapes,” read as follows:

“(3) Design and Fabrication. Each part of every fire escape (except counterweights for balanced stairways) shall be designed and constructed to carry a live load of 100 pounds per square foot of horizontal area over the entire fire escape. Each part of every fire escape shall be designed and constructed in…