One injured in New York Crane Accident
A 63 year old man injured his foot in a crane accident in New York. The accident occurred around 10:20 pm on Monday night near Penn Station on 34th Street in Midtown Manhattan. As it was lifting material, the arm of the machine collapsed.
The truck mounted crane belonging to the Brooklyn company Lifting Solutions was lifting I-beams for Starr Construction when the hydraulic system failed and the boom crashed on the sidewalk. Pedestrians panicked and ran for cover. Some of them thought it was an explosion. One person was sent to the emergency room after being injured by the debris.
A hazardous material team was dispatched by the FDNY to clean up the spill of hydraulic fluid.