Phone messages left with Van Duyne and New York Crane were not immediately returned Thursday. In the meantime, neither the crane company nor its operator have been publicly accused of wrongdoing. AdvertisementPart of the extension arm from a hi-rise construction crane lies crashed against a cement truck on Thursday. Smoke rises from a construction crane that caught fire in Manhattan on Wednesday. In 2004, New York Crane and Construction Corp. faced allegations of poor maintenance after another worker, Glenn Gonnert, fell to his death from the mast of a crane.

Source: Huffington Post July 28, 2023 07:34 UTC