Crane collapses of moons past in Queens
In September 2006, a crane operated by a window washing company fell through a ventilation grate while two employees were working on a building at St. John's University. Again, no one was injured.
In July 2002, a 170-ton crane operating without a permit at the State Supreme Courthouse in Jamaica collapsed, critically injuring the operator and giving a court employee cuts from broken glass. Fire officials said the foundation where the wheeled vehicle was parked appeared to have given way under its weight.
A fatal crane accident occurred in 1995 in the Sunnyside Rail Yards in Long Island City, when the crane collapsed and hurled its operator from the cab.
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