Swissotel, the owner of the Drake Hotel, contracted with Cor-Rep, a general contractor, to conduct renovation work there, including the installation of two elevator shafts. Cor-Rep subcontracted the steel work necessary for the elevator work to Hallen, which employed plaintiff Michael Keegan, an iron worker. Hoisting the necessary steel for the elevator shafts required the making of 6-foot by 8-foot holes through each floor from the ground to the roof. Smaller holes also...
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