Personal Injury Law

New York Construction Crane Worker Commemorated

The website ny1.com reported in an article on October 30, that relatives of Ramadan Kurtaj from New York and beyond gathered to pay homage at the scene of the crane accident in New York that ended his life. Family members laid flowers and a wreath in his memory. Located on 91st and First Avenue, a construction crane came crashing down on Kurtaj killing him along with crane operator Donald Leo.

Kurtaj family attorney Susan Karten said, ?This crane shouldn't have been on the street because it was 24 years old. There are signs and different reports saying that there was fatigue. And this is not the kind of equipment that should be used in a city that?s state of the art in every other respect but not with respect to the lives of construction workers.?

Karten indicated that the family would be filing suit seeking damages from the crane company as well as the general contractor. Furthermore they are requesting that the District Attorney and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration make public their findings into this dreadful work related accident.

Full post as published by New York Injury Talk Blog on March 06, 2009 (boomark / email).