Plaintiff was performing work that involved an elevation-related risk within the contemplation of Labor Law § 240 (1) when, in the course of installing fire walls in a building under construction, he fell approximately 14 feet to the ground when a mobile scissors lift on which he was working toppled over after being driven by his co-worker over a refrigeration hole that had been left uncovered in the concrete floor. Since the scissors lift did not prevent plaintiff from...
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