State ex rel. Colliver v. Industrial Commission

The issue before this court is whether the commission abused its discretion when it denied claimant’s application for an additional award for a VSSR. For the following reasons, we determine that the commission did not abuse its discretion. We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals and deny the claimant’s request for a writ of mandamus.

The commission has exclusive authority to “hear and determine whether or not an injury, disease or death resulted because of the failure of the employer to comply with any specific requirement for the protection of the lives, health or *478safety of employees *…