Legal Updates
Nine People Killed in Two NY Crane Accidents in 2008
Monday, June 02, 2008
A New York City crane accident that took plane on May 30, 2008 has city officials up in arms, as the Manhattan district attorney announced the launch a criminal investigation into the latest crane collapse that killed two construction workers and seriously injured a third. On June 1, 2008, Mayor…
Update: 2 Confirmed Dead After NY Crane Accident
Friday, May 30, 2008
A construction crane snapped and smashed into an apartment building with a thunderous roar on May 30, 2008, killing two workers in the city's second such tragedy in 2 1/2 months and renewing fears about the safety of hundreds of cranes towering over the New York skyline. The collapse happened…
New York City Mayor Addresses Latest Crane Accident
Friday, May 30, 2008
Speaking from the scene, Mayor Michael Bloomberg confirmed that one construction worker was killed and two others seriously injured in this morning's crane collapse on Manhattan's Upper East Side the second deadly collapse this year. The mayor said the crane atop a residential building under construction at 333 E. 91st…
Second NYC Crane Accident Since March 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008
On May 30, 2008, a construction crane collapsed on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, crashing into a 23-story apartment building before falling onto the street below and killing one person. It was the second deadly crane accident in 2 1/2 months in the city, which is undergoing a building boom. Mayor…
New York Crane Collapses, 4 Dead
Monday, April 07, 2008
On March 15, 2008, four construction workers were killed when a towering crane toppled onto a Manhattan apartment building, in what Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg described as one of New York City's worst construction accidents ever. Fourteen other people were injured. Rescuers used listening devices, heat-detection gear and specially trained…
NYC construction becomes more deadly
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Sucha Ram was getting ready to tar the roof of a building in the Bronx last year when he fell over the side, plunging 15 feet to his death. He was not wearing any fall-protection gear and had never received formal training in fall hazards, a report said. Ram was…
