Plaintiff tripped and fell on a heavy-duty plastic covering that was placed on the stairs of an escalator to protect it from dripping paint while plaintiff was painting. In support of his claim under Labor Law § 241(6), plaintiff alleged that defendants violated Industrial Code (12 NYCRR) § 23-1.7(d) (the regulation) which states: "Employers shall not suffer or permit any employee to use a floor, passageway, walkway, scaffold, platform or other elevated working...
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