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MTA Halts Work At 7 Train Extension Site "Until Further Notice"
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John Del Signore
Published Apr 4, 2012
Modified Apr 4, 2012
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All work at the 7 train extension site on 11th Ave between 33rd and 34th Street has been halted until further notice in the wake of last night's accident, which killed one worker and severely injured another man's leg. The NYC Department of Buildings is currently investigation on the cause of the crane collapse, and OSHA personnel, the NYPD and the Manhattan DA's Office are on site today.
According to the MTA, the killed worker was employed by subcontractor J & E Industries LLC. The worker with the leg injury was employed by Yonkers Contracting Company Inc. Today MTA Capital Construction President Michael Horodniceanu ordered the inspection of all cranes at all MTA Capital Construction work sites. The MTA's official statement also notes that "the cumulative lost time injury rate for the No. 7 Extension project overall is 1.6 and is 1.3 for Site J, which is below the Bureau of Labor Statistics national standard for heavy and civil construction of 2.2."
But this afternoon, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn and other elected officials are holding a press conference by the site "to call on the State to enter an agreement with the City requiring State agencies to follow New York City safety regulations when working in the City." In February a load fell 40 stories from a crane near Cortlandt and Church Streets (fortunately no one one seriously hurt). But last November, a construction worker died after being hit by falling concrete while working in a tunnel under Grand Central Terminal.
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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