Freak New York Construction Accident
A strange construction accident happened this week after a hammer was knocked loose from a workman’s belt and fell 18 stories, crashing into the window of a cab below. The work being done on the Goldman Sachs tower in lower Manhattan, has seen it’s share of mishaps along the way.
Last May, a 30-inch square sheet of steel flew off the unlucky 18th floor and landed in the outfield grass during a Little League game.
Five months earlier, an architect working in a trailer adjoining the nascent skyscraper was paralyzed below the waist by 7 tons of falling steel after a nylon sling failed on the 43-story tower.
A stop work order was issued from the city on the building until further investigation over the accident can take place.