Alloway v. Bradlees, Inc.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

HANDLER, J.

This matter arises from an accidental injury sustained by a worker on a construction site. The injured worker was employed as a driver for an excavating subcontractor that had agreed to deliver crushed stone to a general paving contractor. As she was attempting to unload the crushed stone at the construction site, the worker was injured as a result of a defective mechanical component of the dump truck.

The issue in this appeal is whether a general or prime contractor has a duty to assure the safety of an employee of a subcontractor; and, more…