Pritchard v. Tully Construction Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff Stephen Pritchard, a dock builder employed on a project to reconstruct a viaduct, was injured when he was struck by a motor dropped by two of his coworkers. According to the injured plaintiff, the accident occurred when his coworkers were attempting to attach the motor, which weighed 300 to 350 pounds, to the end of a 20-foot-high pipe. The injured plaintiff had been stationed by his supervisor approximately two to three feet beneath the motor, in order to bolt the bottom of the motor to the pipe. It is undisputed that the motor was not secured by a hoist or other safety device,…
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