Plaintiff fell and was injured when the ladder on which he was standing while repairing a fluorescent light fixture collapsed. The repair work consisted of replacing the ballast and sockets, disconnecting the wires, stripping them and reconnecting them. Such repairs, which entailed much more than merely changing a lightbulb, constituted "repair[s]" within the meaning of Labor Law § 240 (1) and 12 NYCRR 23-1.4 (b) (13) (compare, Purdie v Crestwood Lake Hgts. Section...
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