A worker injured on a staircase to the contractor's job site trailer does not constitute a device used to access a working platform such as scaffolding, the 3rd Judicial Department of the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division ruled in dismissing a claim brought under Labor Law Section 241.Case: Joseph Lynch v. 99 Washington, LLC, et al., 510162, published, 1/13/2011.Facts and Procedural History: Joseph Lynch was employed by a subcontractor to install aluminum panels on the exterior of a building owned by 99 Washington, LLC. He injured his knee when he stepped out of a job site trailer ...
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