No Viable Labor Law Claim for Worker Injured by Falling Refrigerator

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker failed to assert a viable Labor Law claim for his injuries from a refrigerator falling on him while he was cleaning the basement of a restaurant. Case: Hernandez v. 601 W. Associates, No. 9352 301487/14, 05/21/2019, published. Facts: Oscar Hernandez was injured when a refrigerator he was pushing up a stairway from the basement of a restaurant fell on him. According to Hernandez, the accident happened because a rope that tied the refrigerator to a hand truck being pulled by another worker had broken. Procedural history: Hernandez...