Court Says Warehouse Owner Violated New York Law on Elevated Worker Risks

A worker injured after falling about 12 feet from a warehouse shelving unit he was dismantling succeeded on his claim that the property owner violated a New York Labor Law provision by not giving him any safety equipment, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, held June 25 (Kharie v. S. Shore Record Mgmt., Inc., 2014 BL 178760, N.Y. App. Div., 2013-05809, 6/25/14).

The court affirmed summary judgment to Harriram Kharie on his Labor Law Section 240(1) claim against warehouse owner South Shore Records Management, based in Oceanside, N.Y. The law requires owners and contractors in the ...