fatal crane collapse

The buildings inspector never had experience with tower cranes.

The crane was not carrying any load when the boom broke and fell apart, but a steel-wire cable of the crane snapped just moments before the accident.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn called for increased city oversight on state-run construction projects today, as it was revealed that the collapsed crane at the 7 train extension site was to be inspected tomorrow.

The crane boom that broke in half last night and killed one worker at the 7 train extension site came down "like a dinosaur," according to one worker.

Photograph of the crane leaning on a building by gattogrosso212 on

NYPD image Two years after a collapsing crane killed two workers

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a number of

Photograph from East 51st Street by gattogrosso212 at flickr The East

Rescue workers search for survivors at the 305 East 50th Street