Rau v. Bagels N Brunch, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*867Labor Law § 240 (1) provides exceptional protection for workers against the “special hazards” that arise when the work site itself either is elevated or is positioned below the level where materials or load are being hoisted or secured (see Ross v Curtis-Palmer Hydro-Elec. Co., 81 NY2d 494, 500-501 [1993]; Rocovich v Consolidated Edison Co., 78 NY2d 509, 514-515 [1991]; Gonzalez v Turner Constr. Co., 29 AD3d 630, 631 [2006]). These special hazards do not encompass any and all perils that may be connected in some tangential way with the effects of gravity. Rather, they are limited to such…
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