FF PLLC WINS SUMMARY JUDGMENT DISMISSING LABOR LAW CASE – 240(1) and 241(6) – REPLACING A BOILER WAS NOT AN “ALTERATION” UNDER THE SCAFFOLD LAW

​Plaintiff alleged that he was injured on December 5, 2013, while employed by Hassan Construction, who was retained by the insured to replace the boiler with an equivalent unit. Plaintiff claimed that his hand was fractured by a pipe used by plaintiff and the other workers as a make-shift ramp to help slide the replacement boiler down 3 steps, while moving the new boiler into the basement of the defendant’s premises. Plaintiff alleged violations of Labor Law, Sections 240(1) and 241(6).

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