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INJURY CAUSED BY CEMENT BOARDS FALLING FROM AN A-FRAME CART COVERED UNDER LABOR LAW 240 (1) (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department determined injury caused by cement boards falling from an A-frame cart was covered under Labor Law 240 (1):

The evidence shows that plaintiff and his coworkers were moving an A-frame cart, loaded with approximately 16 cement boards measuring 4′ x 8′ in dimension and weighing approximately 100 pounds each, when its wheel became stuck and the cart would not move. Plaintiff and his coworkers then pushed and pulled the cart to free it, and, in the process, the cart and the boards suddenly tipped, with the boards landing on plaintiff’s left leg. Given the weight and height of the cement boards on the A-frame cart, the elevation differential was within the purview of the statute … . Touray v HFZ 11 Beach St. LLC, 2020 NY Slip Op 01029, First Dept 2-13-20

 

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