Since the debris removal giving rise to plaintiff's injury was not within the scope of authority or work delegated to the defendant, it may not be liable to plaintiff under Labor Law §§ 240(1) or 241(6) as a statutory agent of the general contractor.
Santiago v. 44 Lexington Assoc., LLC, NY Slip Op 03229 (1st Dep't May 3, 2018)
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