Federal regulators have run out of time to issue safety violations for the May 30 collapse of a Kodiak tower crane in New York City, which killed two workers. Investigators there did not find evidence that employers failed to comply with national safety codes, a source at the Labor Dept. says.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued no citations for alleged violations “to any company involved in the matter,” says the source, who asked to remain anonymous. Other agencies still have open investigations. Local prosecutors continue to probe possible criminal activity in parallel with a March 15 collapse that killed seven people, allegedly due to bad rigging, OSHA found. The city’s Dept. of Buildings also is studying both collapses.