Court Upholds Determination That Worker Wasn't Entitled to Enhanced Award of Benefits

An Ohio appellate court upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to an enhanced award of benefits for his employer’s alleged violation of a specific safety regulation, resulting in his electric shock injury. Case: State ex rel. Mattox v. Industrial Commission, No. 24AP-703, 09/29/2026, published. Facts: Andrew Mattox worked for Armstrong Utilities Inc. In August 2021, Mattox was working in a wooded area stringing fiber-optic cable onto wooden telephone poles as part of Armstrong’s conversion of its network from coaxial cable. Mattox was working in a bucket truck, an...