Court Overturns VSSR Award for Worker With Chemical Burns

An Ohio appellate court issued a limited writ of mandamus overturning an enhanced award of benefits against a borrowing employer for a worker’s chemical burns. Case: State ex rel. Liberty Steel Products Inc. v. Industrial Commission, No. 22AP-169, 06/18/2024, published. Facts: Kenneth Yousko worked for Global Technical Recruiters, a temporary staffing service provider. Global sent him to work for Liberty Steel Products Inc. in September 2018. At Liberty’s facility, Yousko was assigned the job of cleaning a press machine using a cleaning solution prepared by a Liberty supervisor....