We reject defendants' contention that the activity in which plaintiff was engaged at the time of his accident, i.e., installing carpet as a part of the process of finishing a new house, does not fall within the protective ambit of Labor Law § 241 (6). The installation of carpet in the aforementioned context is construction work (see Industrial Code [12 NYCRR] § 23-1.4 [b] [13]) and, as such, is protected under Labor Law § 241 (6) (see Rizzuto v L...
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