Attorneys for master rigger William Rapetti alleged in court Thursday that the supervisor for the lead contractor on the site of the deadly 2008 crane collapse in Midtown Manhattan was seen with St. Patrick’s Day “revelers” – who were on a “bar crawl” – at the time of the accident.
Rapetti was supervising the “jump” or extension of a 200-ft tower crane from the 18th floor of a rising condominium on East 51st Street when the crane collapsed and killed seven people, including the crane operator, five members of the rigging crew and one nearby resident.