Crew III, J.
Plaintiff Richard E. Straight, a steamfitter/plumber, was injured at a construction site when he fell from a plank while entering the building where he was working and sustained injuries. The plank, which was approximately 10 feet long, ran from the doorway of the building to the ground and was used by masons to push wheelbarrows from the ground through the entranceway and into the building.
Straight and his spouse commenced these actions against the general contractor and the building owner alleging, inter alia, violations of Labor Law § 240 (1). The general contractor commenced a third-party action against Straight's employer and, ultimately, defendants and third-party defendants moved for partial summary judgment dismissing plaintiffs' causes of action based upon violation of Labor Law § 240 (1). Plaintiffs thereafter cross-moved for partial summary judgment as to Labor Law § 240 liability. Supreme Court granted defendants' and third-party defendants' motions and denied plaintiffs' cross motion. This appeal by plaintiff ensued.
We affirm. The record makes clear that the plank was not being utilized in the performance of Straight's work in the building under construction ( see, Ryan v Morse Diesel, 98 A.D.2d 615), i.e., it was not being utilized as a ladder, scaffold, hoist or other safety device for the benefit of Straight in his work as a plumber. Rather, it was used as a passageway for laborers to transport materials and debris at the work site and, as such, did not come within the purview of Labor Law § 240 (1) ( see, Barnes v Park Cong. Church, 145 A.D.2d 889, 890-891, lv dismissed 74 N.Y.2d 650; Ryan v Morse Diesel, supra, at 616; compare, Wescott v Shear, 161 A.D.2d 925, 926, appeal dismissed 76 N.Y.2d 846 [temporary stairway installed to provide access to upper levels of home under construction falls within purview of Labor Law § 240 (1)]). Additionally, the record indicates that Straight could gain access to the building without utilizing the plank in question ( compare, Birbilis v Rapp, 205 A.D.2d 569, 569-570).
Cardona, P.J., Mikoll, White and Yesawich Jr., JJ., concur. Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.