In Montgomery v. Federal Express Corp. (4 NY3d 805 [2005]), the plaintiff, an elevator mechanic, was assigned to do work in an elevator "motor room." The plaintiff was injured when he climbed on an inverted bucket, and then jumped down to the roof from the motor room. Although there was no ladder in the immediate vicinity, there were ladders available on the job site. The Court held that, since ladders were readily available, "plaintiff's 'normal and logical response' should have been to go get one" (id. at 806). As a result, the plaintiff's own actions were the sole proximate cause of his injuries as a matter of law.