Bowles v. Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Caruso, J.), entered February 25, 2009 in Schenectady County, which, among other things, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Schenectady International, Inc. hired defendant to clean certain on-site bulk chemical storage tanks located at one of its facilities in the City of Schenectady, Schenectady County. Pursuant to Schenectady International’s safety policies, defendant could not enter or begin cleaning any tank until Schenectady International inspected the air quality in the particular tank and issued a confined…