Plaintiff's cross motion for partial summary judgment on the Labor Law § 240 (1) claim should have been granted. There is no issue of fact as to whether it was foreseeable that the particle board covering an escape hatch on top of the elevator car where plaintiff was required to work would collapse when traversed by him (see Restrepo v Yonkers Racing Corp., Inc.,
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