Court Finds Worker's Accident Was Not Result of Willful Safety Violation by Employer

The Utah Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was not entitled to an enhanced award of disability compensation because his injury did not result from a willful safety violation by his employer. Case: Rojas v. Labor Commission, No. 20160644-CA, 11/16/2017, published. Facts and procedural history: Javier Rojas worked for Ferrari Color as a printing machine operator. He would place print media onto a machine's rollers and watch it to make sure the media did not become wrinkled during the printing process. While he was at work in January 2013, he reached into the machine to smooth out ...