An Ohio appeals court affirmed an award of additional benefits for a worker injured in a trench collapse.
Case: State ex rel. Allen Industries Inc. v. Industrial Commission of Ohio, 23AP-469, published, 12/23/2024.
Facts: Lewis M. Lands worked as a sign installer for Allen Industries. He was injured in October 2018 while attempting to weld steel poles near a trench in Michigan when he knelt on loose soil and fell head-first into a 7-foot hole.
In September 2020, he applied for an additional award for a violation of a specific safety requirement, or VSSR.
A staff hearing officer initially d...
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