Plaintiff, a construction worker, was injured when he stepped on a piece of sheetrock while standing on some debris inside a ground-level dumpster. Since plaintiff's injury did not result from his exposure to an elevation-related risk within the contemplation of Labor Law § 240 (1), the IAS Court properly determined that plaintiff may not recover for his injury pursuant to that statutory provision (see, Misseritti v Mark IV Constr. Co.,
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