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THE ALLEGATION A SCAFFOLD COLLAPSED AND FELL ON PLAINTIFF SUPPORTED SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON THE LABOR LAW 240(1) CAUSE OF ACTION; PLAINTIFF NEED NOT DEMONSTRATE THE SCAFFOLD WAS DEFECTIVE; THE FACT THAT PLAINTIFF DID NOT SEE THE SCAFFOLD FALL WAS IRRELEVANT (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the allegation that a scaffold collapsed and fell on plaintiff warranted summary judgment on the Labor Law 240(1) cause of action. The plaintiff was not required to show the scaffold was defective and the fact that plaintiff did not see the scaffold fall was not relevant:

Plaintiff was struck by a wooden plank dropped by coworkers while constructing the second level of a 16-foot tall, wheeled scaffold and then was struck by the scaffold when it fell over and landed on top of him. Plaintiff is entitled to summary judgment. The collapse of a scaffold is one of those special hazards contemplated by the statute, and an accident caused by a scaffold collapse is prima facie evidence of a Labor Law § 240(1) violation …  Cabgram’s argument that summary judgment is not warranted because the scaffold was not defective is unpersuasive because plaintiff need not demonstrate that the scaffold was defective to establish his prima facie case … . Nor is it relevant that plaintiff did not see the scaffold tip over, inasmuch as his back was turned when the accident occurred … . Alonso v Cabgram Dev., LLC, 2025 NY Slip Op 02029, First Dept 4-8-25

Practice Point: Injury from a collapsing scaffold warrants summary judgment on a Labor Law 240(1) cause of action without proof the scaffold was defective.

 

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