Case Name: Barrett R. Hayes, Respondent, v. Crane Hogan Structural Systems, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff. P. S. Bruckel, Inc., Third-Party Defendant-Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1993-07-16
Citations: 195 A.D.2d 1059
Docket Number: 
Parties: Barrett R. Hayes, Respondent, v Crane Hogan Structural Systems, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff. P. S. Bruckel, Inc., Third-Party Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 195
Pages: 1059–1059

Head Matter:
Barrett R. Hayes, Respondent, v Crane Hogan Structural Systems, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff. P. S. Bruckel, Inc., Third-Party Defendant-Appellant.
[601 NYS2d 902]

Opinion:
Order unanimously affirmed with costs. Memorandum: Third-party defendant P. S. Bruckel, Inc., contends that Supreme Court erred by granting plaintiff's motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability under Labor Law § 240 (1). We disagree. It is undisputed that plaintiff fell while using a cable to lower himself from a scaffold attached to a bridge some 16 feet above the ground. The availability of a ladder at the worksite does not constitute a defense (see, Heath v Soloff Constr., 107 AD2d 507, 512). (Appeal from Order of Supreme Court, Erie County, Whelan, J.—Summary Judgment.) Present—Pine, J. P., Fallon, Boomer, Davis and Boehm, JJ.