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THE ACKNOWLEDGED VIOLATION OF THE INDUSTRIAL CODE WAS MERELY “SOME EVIDENCE OF NEGLIGENCE” TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE FACTFINDER AND WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO WARRANT SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF PLAINTIFF ON THE LABOR LAW 241 (6) CAUSE OF ACTION (FOURTH DEPT).

The Fourth Department, reversing (modifying) Supreme Court determined plaintiff was not entitled to summary judgment on the Labor Law 241 (6) cause of action, despite the acknowledged violation of an Industrial Code provision, 12 NYCRR 23-1.7 (d). Plaintiff alleged he slipped and fall on metal decking on which there was some snow. 12 NYCRR 23-1.7 (d) requires that snow be removed from places where worker walk. The Fourth Department noted that the violation of the regulation, as opposed to a statute, is merely “some evidence of negligence” to be considered by the jury:

… [P]laintiff’s claim that defendants are liable under Labor Law § 241 (6) is based on the alleged violation of 12 NYCRR 23-1.7 (d), which, in pertinent part, directs that workers not be permitted to use “a floor, passageway, walkway, scaffold, platform or other elevated working surface which is in a slippery condition” and requires that substances such as snow and ice be “removed . . . or covered to provide safe footing.” It is undisputed that “12 NYCRR 23-1.7 (d) mandates a distinct standard of conduct, rather than a general reiteration of common-law principles, and [thus] is precisely the type of ‘concrete specification’ ” upon which liability under section 241 (6) may be premised … . Moreover, defendants do not challenge plaintiff’s showing that the subject regulation was violated. As defendants correctly contend, however, the violation of 12 NYCRR 23-1.7 (d) is not conclusive with respect to defendants’ liability and, instead, merely constitutes “some evidence of negligence and thereby reserve[s], for resolution by a [factfinder], the issue of whether the equipment, operation or conduct at the worksite was reasonable and adequate under the particular circumstances” … . In particular, we conclude that plaintiff’s own submissions, including the deposition of [defendant] Burke’s owner who testified—in contrast to plaintiff’s testimony—regarding his efforts to clear snow from the metal decking upon arriving at the work site prior to any workers, “raised factual issues with respect to the reasonableness of the safety measures undertaken at the work site” … . Chrisman v Syracuse Soma Project, LLC, 2021 NY Slip Op 01663, Fourth Dept 3-19-21

 

March 19, 2021
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