State ex rel. A-F Industries v. Industrial Commission

The VSSR award in this cause was granted upon the Industrial Commission’s finding that appellant violated IC-5-03.07(A), which provided in pertinent part:

“(A) DISENGAGING FROM POWER SUPPLY.

“Means shall be provided at each machine, within easy reach of the operator, for disengaging it from its power supply. * * *”

The dispositive question we must determine is whether there was reliable, probative and substantial evidence to support the Industrial Commission’s finding that the violation of the specific safety requirement resulted in the injury in question.

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