Hudson Yards construction workers injured in scaffold collapse

Monday, November 11, 2019
HUDSON YARDS, Manhattan (WABC) -- Four construction workers were injured in Manhattan when a scaffold collapsed.

The accident happened Monday morning on the 18th floor of a 58-story building under construction at the Hudson Yards site located at 415 10th Avenue.
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The Department of Buildings said that the cross-bracing on the scaffold was inadequate.

The scaffold collapsed from the 18th to the 17th floor after a load of material was placed on it.

None of the workers were seriously injured, and all four were taken to the hospital.
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DOB inspectors ordered the contractor to repair the scaffolding and issued a violation for failure to safeguard workers.

A partial stop work order was also issued.



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