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ALTHOUGH THE PIPE WAS A DANGEROUS CONDITION INHERENT IN THE WORK, IT WAS AN AVOIDABLE DANGEROUS CONDITION AND THERE REMAIN QUESTIONS ABOUT MEASURES TAKEN TO MINIMIZE THE TRIPPING HAZARD (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department, reversing (modifying) Supreme Court, determined there were questions of fact which rendered the summary judgment motion premature in this Labor Law 241(6) action. A pipe 5-12 inches above the floor, although a dangerous condition inherent in the work, was an “avoidable dangerous condition.”  There remain questions of fact about preventative measures taken to minimize the tripping hazard:

Plaintiff, a welder, tripped over electrical conduit piping that rose vertically 5-12 inches in height from the floor surface in the lobby of a new building under construction and was injured. While the presence of the electrical conduit piping was a “dangerous condition” “inherent to the task at hand,” the risk of tripping over the conduit was an “avoidable dangerous condition” for which defendants could have utilized preventative measures that would not have made it impossible to complete the work … . Indeed, it is undisputed that plywood boxes ordinarily were placed on the protruding conduit piping, which mitigated the risk of tripping without rendering the overall work impossible to complete. The plywood boxes, however, were removed at the time of plaintiff’s accident. Issues of fact remain regarding the preventative measures taken to mitigate the risks associated with the dangerous condition. Accordingly, summary judgment on the Labor Law § 241 (6) is premature and the claim is reinstated to resolve the issues of fact detailed above. Maldonado v Hines 1045 Ave. of the Ams. Invs. LLC, 2024 NY Slip Op 02666, First Dept 5-14-24

Practice Point: In the context of a Labor Law 241(6) cause of action, even though a dangerous condition is inherent in the work, it may be an avoidable dangerous condition requiring measures to mitigate the risk.

 

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