The motion court properly dismissed plaintiff's claims pursuant to Labor Law § 240 (1) and § 241 (6) on the ground that the work in which plaintiff was engaged at the time of his accident, applying joint compound to the ceiling of a common hallway, was, under the circumstances presented, merely routine maintenance, not construction work involving "significant physical change to the configuration or composition of the building or structure" (Joblon v Solow...
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