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Five people sustained injuries as the result of a Manhattan crane collapse in Inwood Tuesday afternoon, January 9, 2024. Three people have been transported to Manhattan area hospitals with serious injuries. Two other people suffered unspecified and seemingly less severe injuries. Officials report that no people have been trapped underneath the collapsed crane, a common occurrence when this type of construction site accident occurs in Manhattan and the outer boroughs. Presently, officials have not commented on whether victims of the…

12 people were injured in a New York City crane collapse on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. All of the injured individuals were taken to area hospitals. As of Wednesday afternoon, all of those injured in the New York City crane collapse were determined to have non-life-threatening injuries. The names of the injured people have not been released. However, it is known that nine of those hospitalized as a result of the crane collapse were construction workers and members of the…

Crane accidents make for dramatic headlines. More significantly, the horrific consequences of crane accidents include severely injured and even killed victims of these types of catastrophes. Understanding essential facts and statistics associated with crane accidents can aid you in putting these types of calamities into a meaningful, useful perspective. If after reading this article about crane accident facts and statistics and have further questions, feel free to reach out to The Doan Law Firm at (800) 349-0000. Grim Essential Facts…

A crane collapse brought a pair of Chicago Transit Authority train lines (the Chicago L) to a dead stop and forced the evacuation of a nearby residential building. Amazingly, no injuries have been reported as a result of the Chicago crane collapse. An eyewitness to the toppling of the crane stated that he saw the crane operator himself crawl out from the equipment wreckage. The crane operator is said to have dodged injuries and declined to be examined at a…

A Philadelphia construction accident took the life of one worker and seriously injured another. The tragic incident involved a piece of equipment known in the industry as a “drilling rig.” A construction drilling rig should not be confused with a platform of the same name used in the oil and gas industry. A construction drilling rig is used to move heavy equipment at a work site. The fatal Philadelphia construction accident occurred when the drilling rig fell over and crushed…