Carpinello, J.
In May 2000, defendant was the general contractor on a university construction project. Plaintiff's employer was a subcontractor hired to excavate a trench and install an underground heat tunnel. Plaintiff was allegedly injured when he fell approximately nine feet to the bottom of a 12-foot deep trench. According to plaintiff, at the time of the accident, he was entering the trench via a concrete conduit that was located
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