Bockmier v. Niagara Recycling, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed without costs in accordance with the following Memorandum: Plaintiff commenced this action to recover damages for work-related injuries he sustained at a landfill owned by defendant. The accident occurred when plaintiff stepped or jumped 3 to 4 feet from the top of a berm to a flattened area in a 15-foot excavation, injured his knee, and tumbled to the bottom of the excavation.
Supreme Court erred in granting that part of defendant’s motion seeking summary judgment dismissing the Labor Law § 241 (6) cause of action, which is based…
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