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Construction Injury involving Elevation difference, in conjunction with the weight of the object and lack of equipment, created sufficient elevation-related risk to trigger scaffold law liability.


Posted on Nov 29, 2011

 

Harrison v. State of New York, 88 A.D.3d 951 (2d Dept. 2011). Plaintiff carpenter and co-workers lowering by hand a 150-200 pound generator from edge of wall along pier unto a tugboat.  The generator fell forward onto plaintiff, causing him to strain and injure his back.  No devices were supplied to move the generator, although requested.  The distance from the top of the wall to the deck below where the load was being lowered was five and one-half or six foot elevation difference.  This elevation difference, in conjunction with the weight of the object and lack of equipment, created sufficient elevation-related risk to trigger scaffold law liability.

 

 

Paul T. Hofmann

Hofmann & Schweitzer

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