Electrical Association

Injuries Most Likely to Occur

The most frequently cited standards in Minnesota for specialty contractors were as follows:

• 1926.501(b)(1) Fall Protection– unprotected sides and edges
• 1926.451(g)(1) Fall protection– scaffolds above 10 feet
• 1926.501(b)(13) Fall Protection– Residential
• Minnesota Statutes Sec. 182.653 subd. 8 Lack of AWAIR Program

Minnesota electrical contractors types of losses by numbers (top 3):

• Auto 46%
• Workers Comp 37%
• Property 9%

Minnesota electrical contractors types by loss in dollars (top 3):

• Workers Comp 40%
• Auto 35%
• Property 10%

Nature of Injury numbers (top 3):

• Upper Extremities 40%
• Eyes 15%
• Lower Extremities 14%
• Back – 11%

Type of Injury by number (top 3):

• Strain 27%
• Slip or Fall 17%
• Cut Puncture or Scrape 17%

Type of injury by dollars:

• Slip or Fall 44%
• Strain 39%
• Cut, puncture, scrape 4%

- Courtesy Federated Insurance, www.federatedinsurance.com