Plaintiff was injured when he attempted to realign a side panel of the sidewalk bridge he and his coworkers were constructing and the panel gave way and fell to the ground, taking him with it. Defendants' failure to provide plaintiff with any safety device to protect him against the risk of a fall created by his need to lean over the side of the bridge to nail in the side panels leads to liability under Labor Law § 240 (1) (see Felker v Corning Inc.,
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KAMINSKI v. ONE
51 A.D.3d 473 (2008)
856 N.Y.S.2d 627
MARCIN KAMINSKI, Appellant, v. CARLYLE ONE et al., Respondents. (And a Third-Party Action.)
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Decided May 8, 2008.
Decided May 8, 2008.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.
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