Vanden Bosch v. Consumers Power Co.

On January 11, 1967, plaintiff Martin Vanden Bosch was working in the course of his employment for Bouwens Construction Company on the premises of defendant Ferro-Cast Corporation near Zeeland, Michigan. Plaintiff and another man were building an addition to FerroCast’s plant and at the time in question, they were putting up the steel framework of the building.

The joists (main braces) had already been put up, and plaintiff was installing approximately 18- feet-long reinforcement rods through the joists to tie them together. Plaintiff was on a wooden ladder taking the rods from his co-worker…