Since plaintiff's decedent was working on a ladder at the time of the incident and was thus exposed to an "elevation-related hazard", he comes within the protection of Labor Law § 240 (1) if his death was proximately caused by such risk (Ross v Curtis-Palmer Hydro-Elec. Co.,
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