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BECAUSE PLAINTIFF HAD TO STAND ON THE GUARDRAILS OF THE MANLIFT TO REACH WHAT HE WAS WORKING ON, THE MANLIFT WAS NOT APPROPRIATE EQUIPMENT; PLAINTIFFS WERE ENTITLED TO SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON THE LABOR LAW 240(1) CAUSE OF ACTION (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined plaintiff was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law 240(1) cause of action. Plaintiff had to stand on the guardrails of a manlift to reach what he was working on. He received an electric shock and fell:

Plaintiffs should be granted summary judgment as to defendants’ liability under the statute. The record demonstrates that plaintiff Matthew S. Healy (plaintiff) fell from the guardrails of a manlift after sustaining an electric shock. Plaintiff was required to stand on the manlift’s guardrails because HVAC ductwork prevented him from raising the manlift to the area in which he needed to work. Thus, the manlift was “inappropriate for the task at hand in light of the configuration of the building” and failed to afford plaintiff adequate protection pursuant to the statute … .Healy v BOP One N. End LLC, 2022 NY Slip Op 01388, First Dept 3-3-22

 

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