Risk of Harm from Falling Scaffold Frame Wasn't Covered by Section 240(1)

A New York appellate court ruled that the risk of injury from a scaffold frame tipping over onto an employee working on the ground is not the sort of risk that Labor Law Section 240(1) was designed to address. Case: Hebbard v. United Health Services Hospitals, No. 521371, 01/14/2016, published. Facts: United Health Services Hospitals hired Patrick Hebbard's employer to make repairs to its parking garage. While Hebbard was working on this project, a stack of scaffold frames fell onto him. The frames were from disassembled scaffolding that had been used in the project. ...