State ex rel. Parks v. Industrial Commission

Appellant Parks contends that the city violated Ohio Adm.Code 4121:l-5-23(E)(l) and (2), regulations for “electric utility and clearance tree-trimming industries.” 1 These are specific safety regulations for acts *24that cannot practicably be performed indoors. In applying “workshop and factory” safeguards in other cases, this court has implied that Ohio Adm.Code Chapter 4121:1-5 governs only indoor activities. The issue before us in this case is whether the protections afforded by Ohio Adm.Code 4121:l-5-23(E)(l) and (2) also extend to outdoor industrial injury. For the reasons that follow, we…