The Court of Appeals reversed the Administrative Law Judge's decision and vacated the citations against Cole Roofing Company. The court held that the employer has the burden of proving unforeseeable or unpreventable employee misconduct as an affirmative defense, but found the evidence insufficient to support the violations on the merits.
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