Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
We agree with the trial court that the claimant William J. Cannon was injured as the result of a risk inherent in the task being performed, and not as the result of any negligence on the part of the State. Therefore, the court properly dismissed the claim brought pursuant to Labor Law § 200 (see, Stephens v Tucker,
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