State ex rel. Precision Steel Servs., Inc. v. Indus. Comm. (Slip Opinion)

{¶ 26} Appellee Melvin E. Myers was using a ten-ton double-box-girder top-running crane with an 8,000-pound electric magnet to turn over a 1,200-pound piece of metal that he was welding. The hook holding the magnet and the piece of metal did not have a latch closing it, although the manufacturer clearly indicated that the safety latch was a critical part of the equipment that must be used to safely operate the crane and magnet. As Myers was working, both the magnet and the piece of metal slipped off the hook and crushed his hand. Myers filed for workers’ compensation benefits, which were…