Marslender v. Virginia Elec. & Power Co.

By Judge John C. Morrison, Jr.

This matter is pending on a motion by Melvin R. Marslender to exclude regulations issued under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (“OSHA”) from evidence and a motion in limine by Virginia Electric and Power Company (“VEPCO”) to exclude various testimony and evidence.

The relevant facts are as follows. On April 28, 1989, Plaintiff and several co-workers were using a crane to move steel beams on the property of their employer, Globe Iron Construction Company. Plaintiff was injured when the crane and an electric power line owned by VEPCO came into contact.…