Order unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum:
Supreme Court properly granted summary judgment to defendants dismissing plaintiff's cause of action alleging a violation of Labor Law § 240 (1) because absolute liability under that section may be imposed only upon a showing that the injured worker fell from an elevated work surface or was struck by an object falling from a elevated work surface. Neither occurred here (see, Staples v Town...
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