M & M Electric Co. v. Industrial Commission

This is a workmen’s compensation action brought by Timothy J. McGinn against M & M Electric Company and its insurance carrier, Indiana Insurance Company, based upon an accident which occurred at the steel mill of Northwestern Steel and Wire Company (Northwestern) located at Sterling, Illinois. Northwestern had submitted a purchase order to M & M Electric for the performance of certain heavy-duty electrical work involved in changing over to a new electric furnace. McGinn fell from a height of approximately 30 feet while on the job, and is now a paraplegic. There is no controversy as to…