VARGAS v. CITY OF NEW YORK


59 A.D.3d 261 (2009)

873 N.Y.S.2d 295

PASCUALA VARGAS, Appellant, v. CITY OF NEW YORK et al., Defendants, and UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION et al., Respondents.

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

Decided February 19, 2009.


Plaintiff claims that, while performing debris removal work on a building's basement level, she was injured when she was struck by a nine-inch-long pipe that fell several floors from above, where other workers were performing demolition work, including the cutting and removal of pipes. The evidence suggests that insufficient safety devices were provided. It is well established that falling-object liability is not limited to cases in which the object is being hoisted or secured...

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