Geddes v. Crown Equipment Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion and cross motion granted and complaint dismissed. Memorandum: Daniel Geddes (plaintiff) was injured in the course of his employment with Schoeller Technical Papers, Inc. (Schoeller) when he was struck by a forklift truck as it was backing up. Although a regulation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration requires that a forklift truck operator look in the direction of her or his path of travel (see, 29 CFR 1910.178 [n] [6]), here the operator was using a rearview mirror. Plaintiffs assert causes of action for strict…
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