Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with one bill of costs.
It is well settled that Labor Law § 240 (1), which imposes absolute liability, "is addressed to situations in which a worker is exposed to the risk of falling from an elevated worksite or being hit by an object falling from an elevated worksite" (Rocovich v Consolidated Edison Co.,
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