The liability assigned to Lehr will not necessarily be vicarious, since it undertook responsibility for safety oversight at the work site, including maintaining the work area free of scattered materials (Labor Law § 241 [6]; Industrial Code [12 NYCRR] § 23-1.7 [e] [2]). Issues of fact exist as to whether Lehr failed to discharge that duty, and whether that violation contributed to plaintiff's injury (see e.g. DeSimone v Structure Tone,
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