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ALTHOUGH PLAINTIFF’S LANYARD WAS UNHOOKED AT THE TIME HE FELL, THERE WAS A QUESTION OF FACT WHETHER THE SCAFFOLD PROVIDED A PROPER WAY TO TIE OFF THE LANYARD 1ST DEPT.

The First Department determined defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the Labor Law 240 (1) and 241 (6) causes of action was properly denied. Plaintiff (Giordano), who was wearing a harness and double lanyard, fell 30 feet from a scaffold when he stepped on a pipe brace which gave way. Although plaintiff had unhooked the lanyard, there was a question of fact whether the scaffold provided a proper method for tying off the lanyard:

“[T]he fact that a worker falls at a construction site, in itself, does not establish a violation of Labor Law § 240(1),” and when “there are questions of fact as to whether the [structure] provided adequate protection,” summary judgment is not warranted … . In this case, plaintiff Paul Giordano fell 30 feet from scaffolding during construction on the Freedom Tower at 1 World Trade Center, when he stepped on a pipe brace that suddenly gave way. Although he was wearing a harness and double lanyard, the record presents issues of fact as to whether the scaffolding itself provided adequate anchoring points at which to tie off, and whether Giordano could have used his double lanyard to remain tied off at all times. Thus, under these circumstances, summary judgment to either party on the Labor Law § 240(1) claim, and the § 241(6) claim premised on a violation of Industrial Code (12 NYCRR) § 23-1.16, is precluded by issues of fact as to whether Giordano was provided with “proper fall protection, namely, an appropriate place to . . . attach his harness” … . … Because there are issues of fact as to whether Labor Law § 240(1) was violated, the issue of whether Giordano was the sole proximate cause of the accident (because he unhooked his lanyard) cannot be determined as a matter of law … . Giordano v Tishman Constr. Corp., 2017 NY Slip Op 05796, 1st Dept 7-25-17

LABOR LAW-CONSTRUCTION LAW (SCAFFOLDS, ALTHOUGH PLAINTIFF’S LANYARD WAS UNHOOKED AT THE TIME HE FELL, THERE WAS A QUESTION OF FACT WHETHER THE SCAFFOLD PROVIDED A PROPER WAY TO TIE OFF THE LANYARD 1ST DEPT)/SCAFFOLDS (LABOR LAW-CONSTRUCTION LAW, LTHOUGH PLAINTIFF’S LANYARD WAS UNHOOKED AT THE TIME HE FELL, THERE WAS A QUESTION OF FACT WHETHER THE SCAFFOLD PROVIDED A PROPER WAY TO TIE OFF THE LANYARD 1ST DEPT)/LANYARDS (LABOR LAW-CONSTRUCTION LAW, ALTHOUGH PLAINTIFF’S LANYARD WAS UNHOOKED AT THE TIME HE FELL, THERE WAS A QUESTION OF FACT WHETHER THE SCAFFOLD PROVIDED A PROPER WAY TO TIE OFF THE LANYARD 1ST DEPT)

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