Criminal Probe Shows New Pressure Over Safety
As the Manhattan district attorney opened an investigation into last week’s tower crane collapse in Manhattan, in which two workers died, a leader of the city’s construction industry may have provided a hint that employers are ready for changes.
In late April, Louis J. Coletti, president of the Building Trades Employers’ Association, talked about the new safety rules and the delays and work stoppages since the city stepped up its inspections following a tower crane disaster that killed seven people in March.