UPDATE (8/10/22) -- On Wednesday, MUSC officials released a new statement:

The MUSC family continues to mourn the loss of Mr. Wiggins. At the time of his death, Mr. Wiggins was responding to an electrical work order in the Strom Thurmond Gazes Building. The institution is cooperating with OSHA in the course of their ongoing investigation and remains committed to ensuring the safety of employees.

MUSC Public Safety is investigating the on-campus death of a man that occurred in July.

According to the Charleston County Coroner's Office, 41-year-old Jeremiah Wiggins was working on an electrical panel in the Strom Thurmond Research Building when he was electrocuted. Wiggins, who is from Walterboro, died at 9:49 a.m. on the morning of July 8.

His death remains under investigation.

MUSC provided ABC News 4 with the following statement regarding Wiggins' death:

Jeremiah Wiggins was an employee of MUSC. Our MUSC family is deeply saddened by last month’s event and we are investigating it in cooperation with the appropriate authorities.