POFF, Justice.
Virginia Electric and Power Company (Vepco), appealing from a workers' compensation award in favor of claimant Michael F. Kremposky, contends that the Industrial Commission erred in holding that it had failed to establish its defense of willful violation of a known safety rule.
An employer who invokes such a defense has the burden of proving that the claimant's injury was "[d]ue to willful failure or refusal to use a safety appliance ... or...
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