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THE WRENCH WHICH FELL AND STRUCK PLAINTIFF COULD HAVE BEEN TETHERED TO THE WORKER WHO DROPPED IT; PLAINTIFF WAS ENTITLED TO SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON HIS LABOR LAW 240(1) CAUSE OF ACTION; PLAINTIFF NEED NOT SUBMIT AN EXPERT AFFIDAVIT (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment on the Labor Law 240(1) cause of action should have been granted. A wrench slipped out of a co-worker’s hand and fell 10 or 15 feet striking plaintiff. Defendant’s expert opinion that the wrench could not be tethered to a wall missed the point that the wrench could be tethered to the worker. Plaintiff was not required to submit an expert opinion:

Plaintiff is entitled to summary judgment on the Labor Law § 240(1) claim based on [defendant] NYCHA’s failure to provide an adequate safety device to protect him from falling objects that were required to be secured … . Third-party defendant Vestar, Inc.’s expert opinion that the wrench “could not have been functionally employed if it was secured/tethered on the parapet wall” completely misses the point, since the wrench could have been tethered to the worker. … [T]he accident report … made the recommendation “to use tethering devices while working from heights,” to prevent reoccurrence of such an accident … . Contrary to NYCHA’s and Vestar’s contention, plaintiff was not required to proffer an expert affidavit … . Rincon v New York City Hous. Auth., 2022 NY Slip Op 00639, First Dept 2-1-22

 

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