Hernandez v. Seadyck Realty Co., LLC

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Arthur F. Engoron, J.), entered on or about August 3, 2015, which, insofar as appealed from, denied that branch of the motion of defendant Seadyck Realty Co., LLC (Seadyck) for summary judgment dismissing the Labor Law § 241 (6) claim predicated upon a violation of 12 3STYCRR 23-1.12 (c), unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and the motion granted.

Plaintiff was injured when a grinder he was using to cut a hole in a wooden bathroom vanity kicked back on him, cutting his hand and wrist. Plaintiff testified that when his employer gave him the…