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By Lysandra Ohrstrom 4/14/08 6:52pm

Fatal East 67th Street Accident: Official Reaction

A worker fell seven stories to his death this morning while installing windows on the 23rd-floor of an Upper East Side condominium under construction, after the nylon safety strap connecting him to the building failed, officials said.

The Buildings Department has issued a stop-work order at the site of the 31-story Read More

By Lysandra Ohrstrom 3/17/08 7:51pm

Seventh Death In Crane Collapse

A seventh body was recovered at the site of Saturday’s crane collapse, the AP reported this afternoon.

All of the casualties from the 19-story crane’s collapse on Saturday were construction workers at the site, except for one woman visiting a friend in a nearby townhouse to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. The NYPD released Read More

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