We agree with the motion court that the lack of evidence that plaintiff employee fell or was struck directly by a falling object is not fatal to his Labor Law § 240 (1) cause of action, since the facts, as asserted by plaintiffs, suggest that the injuries were caused by a defective safety "device, `[that] proved inadequate to shield the injured worker from harm directly flowing from the application of the force of gravity to an object'" (Dominguez v Lafayette-Boynton...
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