Dive summary:
- New York City officials who investigated a Jan. 9 crane collapse that injured seven workers have ruled that the rig came down because it was trying to lift a load more than double its capacity.
- The city fined Paul Geer, the crane operator; contractor Cross Country Construction LLC; TF Cornerston, the developer, and site safety manager Arthur Covelli.
- Geer told officials he could not see the load he was trying to lift, and they confirmed that.
From the article:
New York City building officials imposed $64,000 fines against a crane operator and a contractor for failing to inspect and improperly operating a mobile crane that collapsed in the borough of Queens. The accident injured seven workers on an apartment-building jobsite on Jan. 9.
