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QUESTION OF FACT WHETHER BRICKS WHICH STRUCK PLAINTIFF WERE DELIBERATELY DROPPED, WHICH WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY LABOR LAW 240 (1) (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department determined a question of fact precluded summary judgment on the Labor Law 240 (1) cause of action. Plaintiff was struck by falling bricks outside a building. If the bricks fell accidentally, Labor Law 240 (1) would cover the injury, if the bricks were deliberately dropped, Labor Law 240 (1) would not cover the injury. In addition, the Labor Law 241 (6) cause of action was deemed properly dismissed because the incident occurred outside the building:

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Plaintiff was allegedly struck by falling bricks while working near one of four connected buildings on a construction site. The motion court correctly denied both plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment on his Labor Law § 240(1) claim and defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing that claim, as there are issues of fact about whether the bricks fell accidently or were deliberately dropped by demolition workers. If the latter, then the bricks did not constitute falling objects pursuant to Labor Law § 240(1) … . …

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The motion court correctly dismissed the Labor Law § 241(6) claim predicated on an alleged violation of Industrial Code (12 NYCRR) § 23-3.3(g), based on plaintiff’s testimony that his accident occurred outside rather than “within [a] building” (12 NYCRR 23-3.3[g]). Torres v Love Lane Mews, LLC, 2017 NY Slip Op 08467, First Dept 12-5-17

 

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