Plaintiff, while employed as a carpenter at a renovation project, fell from a ladder he was using in framing a wall. While it is clear that the ladder, which had a defective rung, did not provide protection in accordance with Labor Law § 240 (1), the testimony of plaintiff's employer to the effect that shortly before the accident plaintiff had been specifically instructed to use an available scissor lift instead of a ladder to perform his assigned task was sufficient...
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