The hard hat that plaintiff was wearing did not, as a matter of law, give "proper protection" within the meaning of Labor Law § 240 (1), which speaks in terms of "devices" that can be "constructed, placed and operated." Since no such devices were given to plaintiff, and since the falling of a heavy object from a height of 25 to 30 feet "is precisely the sort of extraordinary elevation-related risk that Labor Law § 240 (1) was intended to address," Macy's and Artkraft...
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