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LIABILITY UNDER LABOR LAW 200 DOES NOT REQUIRE THAT PLAINTIFF BE ENGAGED IN CONSTRUCTION WORK; HERE PLAINTIFF FELL OFF THE TOP OF A TRACTOR-TRAILER; THE LABOR LAW 200 CAUSE OF ACTION SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN DISMISSED (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined plaintiff’s Labor Law 200 cause of action should not have been dismissed. The court noted that liability under Labor Law 200 does not require that the plaintiff be engaged in construction work:

Plaintiff was injured when he fell to the ground from the top of a tractor-trailer, as he was attempting to manually roll out a tarp to cover trash in the trailer, as required by [defendant] Tully. The trailer with the allegedly defective tarping mechanism was owned by Strength and leased to plaintiff’s employer.

Plaintiff is entitled to the protection afforded by Labor Law § 200 for his work because that section codifies the common-law duty of an owner to provide workers with a safe place to work, which is not limited to construction work … .

The record presents an issue of fact as to Tully’s authority to control the activity that brought about plaintiff’s injury … . Plaintiff testified that Tully directed him in how to proceed at the facility and mandated that he cover the trash with the tarp, and the facility manager testified that Tully had a policy prohibiting drivers from standing on the tops of trailers. There is also a factual issue as to whether Tully permitting the tractor-trailer to be overfilled created the condition that may have cause plaintiff’s injuries … . Landron v Wil-Cor Realty Co. Inc., 2020 NY Slip Op 05287, First Dept 10-1-20

 

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