Plaintiff was injured in the eye when a nail bounced up while he was hammering it through a precut metal plate into a block of wood. Plaintiff's case against the general contractor was submitted to the jury on theories of common-law negligence and a violation of Labor Law § 241 (6) based on 12 NYCRR 23-1.8 (a), which requires the furnishing of eye protection equipment to employees who, inter alia, are "engaged in any ... operation which may endanger the eyes." The jury...
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