Outcome
The Washington Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of safety violations cited against Kaiser Aluminum following a worker's death, finding that Kaiser's use of angle iron to support equipment buckets was widely accepted in the industry and satisfied applicable safety regulations.
What This Ruling Means
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