Powell v. Sodus Cold Storage Co.

Judgment unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict finding defendant liable pursuant to Labor Law § 240 (1) for injuries sustained by plaintiff while working at defendant’s facility. Plaintiff was hired to install insulation panels on the outside of defendant’s building. The panels, which were approximately 18 feet long, four feet wide, four inches thick, and weighed 50 to 80 pounds, were installed in a track located on a wall four feet above the ground. A rope was tied around a panel, and the panel was lifted from the bottom…