Following a partial crane collapse at a site on Manhattan’s Lower East Side and a fatality in April on a jobsite in lower Manhattan, the New York City Dept. of Buildings announced on Aug. 12 that it is suspending United Crane & Rigging’s work on 21 construction sites across the city.
In a letter to United Crane & Rigging dated Aug. 12, DOB said that all work would be halted on jobsites with the company’s equipment until it replaced its engineer of record, master rigger, lift director and assembly and disassembly director. United Crane & Rigging declined to comment to ENR regarding the DOB letter.