26 www.queenscourier.com • april 2013 • lic courier FREE Registration School is about to end, but learning doesn’t have to end when class is dismissed. Enroll your child in June to take advantage of our FREE REGISTRATION* *Offer valid at participating Kumon Centers only when you enroll between 6/1/13 - 6/30/13. Contact the center for promotional details. kumon.com 1-800-ABC-MATH ©2013 Kumon North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Kumon Math and Reading of Long Island City 12-15 Jackson Avenue, Ste. 1, Long Island City, NY 11101 718.392.2075 • kumon.com/long-island-city Legally Speaking By: Scott Baron, Attorney at Law THE FALLING SLAB Advertorial Q: I was employed on a bridge. Our project involved the removal of its deck, a steel grid filled with concrete. First, we divided the deck into sections, using saws. Then we attached each segment to cables and chokers; the hook of a crane would then hoist it vertically, and away from the bridge. As the crane tried to raise a one-ton slab from the surface, one corner rose four feet in the air, while the opposite corner remained stuck to the roadbed. Our foreman directed that the slab be lifted until the cables were taut. “You wedge a piece of four-by-four lumber into the spot where the slab is stuck.” I did so and stood on the other end to keep it in place. The idea was for the crane slowly to lower the slab to place pressure on the fourby four in order to pry loose the attached portion of the slab. The crane operator was supposed to lower the slab slowly. Instead, the slab descended quickly, causing the four-by-four upon which I was perched to shatter. I was thrown to the ground. A: Section 240(1) of the Labor Law requires contractors and commercial owners to furnish or erect scaffolding, hoists, stays, ladders, slings, hangers, blocks, pulleys, braces, irons, ropes, and other devices so as to give proper protection to a person so employed. Liability under the statute is not limited to instances in which the worker is actually struck by a falling object. The relevant inquiry is whether the harm flows directly from the application of the force of gravity. Your accident as direct a consequence of the descent of the slab as would have been an injury to a worker positioned in the descending slab’s path, and so you ought to be able to recover. The law responds to changed conditions; exceptions and variations abound. Here, the information is general; always seek out competent counsel. This article shall not be construed as legal advice Copyright © 2013 Scott Baron & Associates, P.C. All rights reserved. 159-49 Cross Bay Boulevard, Howard Beach, New York 11414 1750 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10710 718-738-9800, 914-337-9800, 1-866-927-4878 Incredible Support That Will Never Be Forgotten Sinai Chapels respects all Jewish traditions and customs, has a compassionate staff that is second to none, and has three generations of experience serving New York’s Jewish families. Preplanning Sinai Preplanning protects your family from unexpected expenses and making complex choices at a most difficult time. Your wishes are reflected in a unique and personal service. Costs are reasonable, all budgets are accommodated, and your investment is FDIC insured. Our staff Rabbi is available to answer your questions. For a no obligation consultation at our office or in your home, please call us. Sinai Chapels 162-05 Horace Harding Expressway, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 718.445.0300 or 800.446.0406 We are here 24 hours, to serve your family. We offer FDIC insured pre-planning. www.JewishFunerals.com
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