Levy v. Baumgarten

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (F. Rivera, J.), dated April 7, 2014, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The injured plaintiff was a worker who was engaged in a renovation project involving part of the first floor and the basement of the defendant’s home. A saw blade allegedly broke and became embedded in the injured plaintiff’s hand while he was cutting a steel pipe to be used as a structural support in…