State ex rel. Highfill v. Industrial Commission

Appellant, LeMaster Steel Erectors, Inc., builds steel frame structures. In August 1996, LeMaster was constructing an addition to a building occupied by Envelope Converting Company in Mason, Ohio.

At some point, a LeMaster crew began installing roof decking over the steel frame construction. It was a progressive operation using interlocking roof panels. Installing a panel involved several steps. Once those steps were completed, workers would move onto the newly installed panel and repeat the process with the next, continuing in this manner until the roof was finished.

One of the steps involved…