No Labor Law Claim for Worker Whose Face Was Smashed by Steel Beam

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker did not have a viable Labor Law claim for his injuries from being struck in the face by a steel beam. Case: Quishpi v. 80 WEA Owner, No. 2445 150289/12, 12/13/2016, published. Facts: Segundo Quishpi suffered injuries while working on the demolition of an elevator shaft. His accident occurred while he was trying to take down two 12-foot vertical steel beams that were topped by a horizontal steel beam approximately 2 feet long. Quishpi cut into the two vertical beams until they fell over in a "V" shape, and the horizontal bea...