A split New York Court of Appeals denied a judgment to a plumbing subcontractor who was injured when he fell from a 10-foot ladder and grabbed a pipe that was in contact with a cable wire.

The subcontractor, Michael Cutaia, sustained serious burns from electrical shock and substantial spinal and shoulder injuries from the fall, which occurred in March 2012 while working on a renovation of the offices of Michilli Construction on the 11th floor of a condominium building at 160-170 Varick St. in lower Manhattan.