Legal Opinion
Kaffke v. New York State Electric & Gas Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 14, 1999PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Carpinello, J.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Monserrate, J.), entered May 14, 1998 in Broome County, which granted plaintiffs motion for summary judgment on the issue of Labor Law § 240 (1) liability.
*841In November 1994, plaintiff was working as a welder at a power station owned by defendant. Although his job at times consisted of elevation-related tasks, plaintiff could not be fitted with an available on-site safety belt due to his weight, which at that time was approximately 350 pounds. After several attempts to order a safety belt in plaintiff’s size, one was finally obtained. On…
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