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PLAINTIFF’S SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION PROPERLY GRANTED IN THIS LABOR LAW 240(1) ACTION, PLAINTIFF WAS ATTEMPTING TO EMPTY A 300 POUND BIN INTO A DUMPSTER, FIVE TO SEVEN FOOT HEIGHT DIFFERENTIAL NOT DE MINIMUS (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department determined plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment in this Labor Law 240(1) action was properly granted. Plaintiff was attempting to lift a 300-pound laundry bin to empty debris into a dumpster. There were no safety devices and the five-to-seven foot height differential was not de minimus. Miller v 177 Ninth Ave. Condominium, 2018 NY Slip Op 00905, First Dept 2-8-18

 

LABOR LAW-CONSTRUCTION LAW (PLAINTIFF’S SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION PROPERLY GRANTED IN THIS LABOR LAW 240(1) ACTION, PLAINTIFF WAS ATTEMPTING TO EMPTY A 300 POUND BIN INTO A DUMPSTER, FIVE TO SEVEN FOOT HEIGHT DIFFERENTIAL NOT DE MINIMUS (FIRST DEPT))

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