Court Upholds Summary Judgment for Worker Hit on Head by Electrical Transformer

A New York appellate court ruled that a construction worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim stemming from an incident where he was struck in the head by an electrical transformer. Case: Gericitano v. Brookfield Properties, No. 5523 156327/13, 01/25/2018, published. Facts: Frank Gericitano suffered a head injury while working on a construction project. He was standing on a ladder and working on an electrical transformer weighing hundreds of pounds that was suspended from the ceiling. The transformer then shifted and struck Gericitano. Procedural history: Gericitano f...