Plaintiff elevator mechanic alleges that, as he descended a retractable ladder affixed to defendant's premises to afford access to and from its elevator machine room, the ladder shifted, causing him to fall and sustain injury. Plaintiff's Labor Law § 200 claim should not have been dismissed since defendant failed to show, prima facie, that it fulfilled its duty to inspect and maintain the allegedly defective ladder (see Personius v Mann,
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