Worker's Use of Closed A-Frame Ladder Didn't Defeat Labor Law Claim

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s use of an A-frame ladder in a closed position did not establish that his own conduct was solely to blame for his fall. Case: Gillett v. City of New York, No. 2016-07290, 10/24/2018, published. Facts: Ronald Gillett worked as a journeyman carpenter. He allegedly suffered injuries in a fall from a 12-foot A-frame ladder while he was installing drywall over a doorway in the basement of P.S.70 in Queens. Gillett had been using the ladder in the closed position, leaning against the metal framing of a wall. Gillett claimed the ladde...