When is an injured worker’s own conduct a defense to liability under New York’s Scaffold Law?
By EsqSocial Corporation 02/04/25
In a recently published opinion, the Appellate Division, Second Department, upheld a Suffolk County Supreme Court decision granting summary judgment in favor of an injured bridge worker who slipped backwards off a scaffold while sandblasting the side of a bridge and fell 20 feet. The court held that the project manager’s affidavit stating that safety harnesses were provided to employees working on elevated surfaces; that anchor points were available to tie off the harnesses......
By: Carr Maloney P.C.