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2 Factors Contributed to Deadly NYC Parking Garage Collapse, Initial Findings Show
Investigators looking into the lower Manhattan parking garage that collapsed a day ago, killing one worker and hurting seven others as concrete floors pancaked atop one another, say initial findings indicate the age of the building and the number of vehicles parked on the roof deck contributed to the disaster, officials said Wednesday. The Ann Street garage — which was…
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1 Dead, Multiple Injured in NYC Parking Garage Collapse
One person died and multiple people were injured after a parking garage collapsed in Lower Manhattan Tuesday afternoon, FDNY officials said. The collapse took place on Ann Street near Nassau Street around 4 p.m. when, according to senior FDNY officials, the second floor of a five-story parking garage collapsed into the first floor. Ultimately, the top floor would fall all…
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Demolition Company in Fatal Government Center Garage Collapse Fined $1.2M, OSHA Says
The demolition company involved in a fatal Government Center garage collapse in Boston is facing $1.2M in fines for willfully exposing workers to hazards, according to OSHA. The agency said the company, JDC Demolition Co. Inc., failed to train workers adequately and ignored their safety concerns. A portion of the Government Center parking garage collapsed on Saturday, March 26, killing 51-year-old...