State ex rel. Danstar Builders, Inc. v. Industrial Commission

{¶ 1} On December 31, 2001, Donald Knight Jr. was working on the roof of a home under construction in Delaware, Ohio. It is undisputed that there were no safety belts, lifelines, lanyards, or catch platforms on site.

{¶ 2} Others on site that day indicated that there were patches of ice on the roof. Shortly after lunch break, Knight slipped on the ice and fell face first from the roof to the ground. Eleven days later, he died from his injuries.

{¶ 3} Decedent’s former wife, Lisa Knight, filed a workers’ compensation death claim on behalf of the couple’s minor children. The application named…