Defendants argue, for the first time on appeal, that Labor Law § 240 (1) is inapplicable to the facts of this case because there was no collapse of a scaffold. However, even if plaintiff was working on what would become a permanent part of the building, he was exposed to an elevation-related hazard; he is therefore entitled to the protection of the statute (see e.g. John v Baharestani,
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