CAHILL v. TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AND TUNNEL AUTHORITY


4 A.D.3d 236 (2004)

771 N.Y.S.2d 655

TIMOTHY CAHILL, Respondent, v. TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AND TUNNEL AUTHORITY, Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

February 24, 2004.


In the course of greasing coil rod ties inside a 35-foot form wall located beneath the Triborough Bridge, plaintiff, a construction laborer, sustained personal injuries when he fell approximately 15 feet to the ground as he attempted to ascend the form while wearing a safety harness. Although this safety harness, which is equipped with a positioning hook and lanyards, was designed to be directly attached to a safety line, there was no such safety line available to plaintiff...

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