Plaintiff was injured when a screw he was driving into Sheetrock using a power drill sprang back and struck him in the eye. An issue of fact exists whether plaintiff was "engaged in an[] ... operation which may endanger the eyes" (Industrial Code [12 NYCRR] § 23-1.8 [a]), precluding summary dismissal of his Labor Law § 241 (6) claim (see Buckley v Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Auth.,
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