This argument is legally incorrect. It has long been held that this condition is not limited to the main tasks performed in the principal employer's trade or business. 6 Conn. App. In that case, a general contractor for a construction project hired a steel company to lay steel rods for the pouring of concrete. A necessary and expected part of that construction was the laying of steel rods for the pouring of concrete.
Ironworkers generally lay steel rods.
Pacileo , supra, at 264. In the instant case, the blasting and rock removal performed by Jodar was indeed a necessary and expected part of the construction of a residential subdivision. The determination of whether an employer is a principal employer pursuant to 31-291 is a factual issue. See Pina , supra. We will not disturb such a determination unless it is found without evidence, contrary to law, or based on unreasonable or impermissible factual inferences.