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IN THIS LABOR LAW 240 (1) ACTION, PLAINTIFF SLIPPED AND FELL FROM A GREASY RAMP HE CONSTRUCTED FROM PLANKS, THERE WAS A QUESTION OF FACT WHETHER PLAINTIFF’S CONDUCT WAS THE SOLE PROXIMATE CAUSE OF HIS INJURIES (CT APP).

The Court of Appeals, reversing the appellate division, determined there was a question of fact whether plaintiff’s own conduct was the sole proximate cause of his injuries. Plaintiff had constructed a ramp out of greasy planks to move from the roof to a scaffold. Plaintiff slipped and fell from the ramp:

We agree with the Appellate Division that the fall of … plaintiff was the result of an elevation-related risk for which Labor Law § 240 (1) provides protection. We further conclude, however, that there is a triable issue of fact whether plaintiff’s “own conduct, rather than any violation of Labor Law § 240 (1), was the sole proximate cause of the accident” … . Viewing the facts in the light most favorable to defendants, as we must … , we conclude that plaintiff’s foreman arguably provided conflicting accounts of whether plaintiff had “adequate safety devices available,” whether “he knew both that they were available and that he was expected to use them,” whether “he chose for no good reason not to do so,” and whether “had he not made that choice he would not have been injured” … . Valente v Lend Lease (US) Constr. LMB, Inc., 2017 NY Slip Op 06400, CtApp 9-5-17

LABOR LAW-CONSTRUCTION LAW (IN THIS LABOR LAW 240 (1) ACTION PLAINTIFF SLIPPED AND FELL FROM A GREASY RAMP HE CONSTRUCTED FROM PLANKS, THERE WAS A QUESTION OF FACT WHETHER PLAINTIFF’S CONDUCT WAS THE SOLE PROXIMATE CAUSE OF HIS INJURIES (CT APP))/SOLE PROXIMATE CAUSE (LABOR LAW-CONSTRUCTION LAW, IN THIS LABOR LAW 240 (1) ACTION PLAINTIFF SLIPPED AND FELL FROM A GREASY RAMP HE CONSTRUCTED FROM PLANKS, THERE WAS A QUESTION OF FACT WHETHER PLAINTIFF’S CONDUCT WAS THE SOLE PROXIMATE CAUSE OF HIS INJURIES (CT APP))

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