Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment on the issue of defendants' liability under Labor Law § 240 (1) should have been denied, because there is a triable issue of fact whether the "ship ladder" from which plaintiff fell was a device within the meaning of Labor Law § 240 (1) or "a permanent staircase not designed as a safety device to afford protection from an elevation-related risk and therefore outside the coverage of the statute" (Griffin v New York City...
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