What happens when a worker is standing on the ground floor but falls to a lower level? When we think of Labor Law sec. 240(1), we frequently contemplate workers on ladders or scaffolds.
In Grigoropoulos v. Moshopoulos, the injured worker fell down to a basement when the makeshift platform upon which he was working failed. Citing a case with similar facts (Figueiredo v. New Palace Painters Supply, Inc.), the Appellate Department, Second Department held that the injured worked came within the ambit of sec. 240(1) becuase the evidence demonstrates that he was required to stand upon a makeshift plywood platform in order to perform his work and when that platform failed, he fell to the basement below.
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