In a recent case before the Supreme Court of the state of New York, the plaintiff claimed that a security alarm company violated Labor Law §240(1). The man wanted damages for injuries sustained when he was working on a ladder that allegedly shifted, causing him to fall to the floor. The plaintiff was a journeyman electrician employed by a third-party defendant contractor, and he was installing cables for a security system that was undergoing renovation.
The man testified that during the time he was working on the site, he observed other trades working there, including the defendant security alarm company that was supplying and installing security cameras and control boards that workers from the defendant contractor the plaintiff worked for would connect by running cables throughout the site. While the plaintiff was running cable, he lost his balance and fell off the ladder to the floor, landing on his head.