Kun Yong Ke v. Oversea Chinese Mission, Inc.

This personal injury action arises out of injuries sustained by the plaintiff on February 9, 2004, when he allegedly fell from a ladder while repairing leaks on the roof of the Boon Church, owned and operated by the appellant Oversea Chinese Mission, Inc.

*509Labor Law § 240 (1) imposes liability upon a contractor or owner who fails to provide required safety devices to a worker at an elevated work site where the lack of such devices is a substantial factor in causing the worker’s injuries, even where the contractor or owner exercises no supervision, direction, or control over the work being done…