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PLAINTIFF’S FALL FROM A LOW CONCRETE RETAINING WALL TO THE GROUND WAS NOT THE TYPE OF ELEVATION-RELATED INCIDENT COVERED BY LABOR LAW 240(1) (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing (modifying) Supreme Court determined the Labor Law 240(1) cause of action should have been dismissed. Plaintiff alleged he stepped on a low concrete retaining wall and slipped on oil, which was not the type of elevation hazard covered by section 240(1):

… [T]he defendant established that it was entitled to judgment as a matter of law dismissing the cause of action alleging a violation of Labor Law § 240(1) on the ground that the plaintiff was not exposed to the type of elevation-related hazard contemplated by that statute. The evidence submitted by the defendant established that the height differential from the concrete retaining wall to the ground did not constitute a physically significant elevation differential covered by the statute … . Eliassian v G.F. Constr., Inc., 2021 NY Slip Op 00419, Second Dept 1-27-21

 

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