Operator and Contractor Cited in Long Island City Crane Collapse
LONG ISLAND CITY — The crane operator and the contractor involved in the collapse of a 170-foot-long crane at a Queens construction site earlier this month are facing tens of thousands of dollars in fines — and the developer is on the hook for fines, too, officials said. A Department of Buildings spokesman confirmed that […]
Crane Operator Cited In Long Island City Collapse
Crane Collapse in Long Island City, Queens – Jan. 9, 2013 (credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images) NEW YORK (AP) – A crane operator and a contractor didn’t inspect equipment, failed to take proper precautions and ran the rig unsafely before it collapsed while building a New York City apartment tower and injured seven construction workers, officials […]