The plaintiff construction worker's deposition testimony that he was injured at the work site when a wooden scaffolding plank struck him on the head was prima facie evidence of a violation of section 240 (1), shifting the burden to the owner/manager defendants to raise a factual issue on liability (see Aragon v 233 W. 21st St.,
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