BARNES v. CITY OF NEW YORK

3358, 114312/06.

77 A.D.3d 481 (2010)

908 N.Y.S.2d 579

GEORGE BARNES et al., Appellants, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, Respondent.

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

Decided October 14, 2010.


Dismissal of the complaint was proper since plaintiff's work, which consisted of disconnecting power cables from the third rail to allow a signal construction project to proceed safely, was a separate phase of work, distinct from any construction and thus, not a covered activity under Labor Law § 241 (6) (see Nagel v D & R Realty Corp., 99 N.Y.2d 98 [2002]; Caban v Maria Estela Houses I Assoc., L.P., 

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