Opinion ID: 2080933
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Heading: Marvin v Korean Air Inc.

Text: Robert Marvin was employed by a siding subcontractor that was working on the construction of a cargo building for Korean Air Inc. at Kennedy Airport. Some paneling material was brought to the construction site on a flatbed truck; the trailer of the truck was between four and five feet off the ground. Marvin was assigned to cut the steel straps that secured the material to the truck. No ladder was present. Marvin climbed up on the truck and performed his task. When he was finished, he crouched and began to step off the truck, but his foot became tangled in a safety harness he was wearing and he fell, breaking his ankle. Marvin and his wife sued Korean Air and several other defendants, alleging among other things a violation of Labor Law § 240 (1). Supreme Court dismissed all plaintiffs' claims, and the Appellate Division affirmed. We granted plaintiffs' motion for leave to appeal, and now affirm.