The evidence demonstrated without contradiction that plaintiff, while engaged in demolition work at a construction site, fell some 30 feet and sustained injuries when the defectively constructed outrigger scaffold upon which he was stationed gave way and his improperly secured lifeline failed. Liability under Labor Law § 240 (1) was thus established against defendant building owner Madison and defendant general contractor Pavarini (see Desouter v HRH Constr. Corp...
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