By rosebell
Due to an 18m fall at New York’s Hudson Yards Concrete Casing site that is part of the Hudson Tunnel project, a construction worker has died.
As the New York Fire Department (NYFD), which attended the incident, said the person was working 15m (50ft) up on the northern foundation wall yesterday when he fell into the pit below. A NYFD spokesperson said the wall had been poured the day before.
In a statement, the Gateway Development Commission and Amtrak said: “The Gateway Development Commission, Amtrak, and related companies extend our profound condolences to the family of the worker who suffered a fatal injury on the Hudson Yards Concrete Casing project today. Our thoughts are with his loved ones during this difficult time.The deceased was an employee of the New York Concrete Corporation.”
Until that the incident is investigated, all work has been suspended on the Hudson Yards Concrete Casing site.
