Worker Struck by Falling Machinery Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim

A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a Labor Law claim by a worker struck by a falling piece of machinery. Case: Cespedes v. El-Kam Lexington Avenue LLC, No. 300851/17, 06/30/2026, published. Facts: Enmanuel Cespedes suffered injuries while working on a property owned by El-Kam Lexington Avenue LLC. Cespedes and his co-workers were in the process of lowering by hand a heavy, cumbersome piece of machinery called a switchgear into an elevator when the top part of the switchgear fell on him, cracked and knocked off his hard hat, and caused him to fall backwards. Pr...