Plaintiff Derek Conlon was injured when, while installing sheetrock in a stairwell, he tripped on an extension cord and fell down the stairs. Because the stairway was an elevated surface on which plaintiff was required to work, and also the sole means of access to his work area, it constituted a safety device within the meaning of the statute (see Ramirez v Shoats,
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