Plaintiff, who was injured by a light fixture that fell from the ceiling while he was engaged in the demolition of the basement level of a building, was properly denied summary judgment under Labor Law § 240 (1) on the ground that there are questions of fact as to whether the accident was the result of an elevation-related hazard as contemplated by that statute, i.e., "a difference between the elevation level of the required work and a lower level or a difference between...
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