Summary judgment dismissing plaintiffs' Labor Law § 240 (1) claim was properly denied since the record discloses the existence of a triable issue of fact as to whether the railing of the construction site ramp upon which plaintiff's accident occurred constituted an adequate safety device, and, if it did not, whether such failure was the proximate cause of plaintiff's injury (see Labor Law § 240 [1]; McCann v Central Synagogue,
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