Before the passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA),an employer could have tried to escape liability for an unsafe workplace by showing that the negligence of one employee caused injuries to another employee.Which of the following defenses would the employer try to assert?

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In this scenario, the employer would assert the fellow servant rule to escape liability for providing an unsafe work environment. This defense permitted the employer to escape liability when the negligence was the fault of an employee rather than the employer.

Before the Passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act