While working on the roof of a residential building during a renovation project, plaintiff Manuel Cazho fell through an opening while moving a skylight cover with a coworker. Plaintiffs established their prima facie entitlement to summary judgment on their Labor Law § 240(1) claim by submitting evidence showing that defendant failed to provide any safety device or equipment to afford plaintiff proper protection from such an elevation-related hazard (see Angamarca...
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