A construction worker at the massive Hudson Yards Amtrak tunnel project in Manhattan died on Oct. 23 after falling into an excavated pit.<\/p>\n
The worker, an employee of New York Concrete Corp. of Staten Island, reportedly was at ground level at the Hudson Yards Concrete Casing 3 (HYCC-3) site when he fell 60 feet to the bottom through an opening just before 9 a.m. According to the Fire Dept. of New York\u2019s social media posts, first responders performed a high-angle rescue using a stretcher basket and a \u201cconstruction apparatus\u201d to extract the worker, who has not been publicly identified. Local media reports say he was transported to a local hospital in critical condition, but was later pronounced dead.<\/p>\n
In a joint statement, the Gateway Development Commission, Amtrak, and developer Related Companies extended condolences to the worker\u2019s family and stated that all work at the site is suspended while the incident is under investigation.<\/p>\n
New York Concrete Corp. President Donnamarie Russo, whose firm is working on the project in a joint venture with JPL Industries, said in a statement that the JV “is deeply saddened to confirm that a tragic incident occurred today at our project site resulting in the loss of a worker\u2019s life. Our thoughts are with the individual\u2019s family, friends, and coworkers during this difficult time.”<\/p>\n
Safety is the JV\u2019s top priority, and we are cooperating fully with the appropriate authorities, as they conduct their investigations. We remain fully committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of every person on our job sites.<\/p>\n
A Similar Incident<\/p>\n
The fatality follows a similar, non-fatal incident this past summer at the HYCC-3 site, which is part of the $16-billion effort to build a new Hudson River Tunnel<\/a> to New York\u2019s Penn Station.<\/p>\n On June 17, a construction worker working in a 30-ft-deep, partially flooded excavation pit was reportedly struck in the head by a piece of construction machinery. No further information about the extent of the worker\u2019s injuries or investigation status have been released.<\/p>\n The $292-million HYCC-3 project extends the existing concrete casing on a diagonal alignment from 11th Avenue to 30th Street, where it will link up with the new tunnel, according to the Gateway project page. The approximately 500 ft-long, 60-ft-wide structure will consist of heavily reinforced concrete ranging from 3.5 to 10 feet thick to support future loading from the overbuild platform. A waterproofing membrane will cover the casing\u2019s perimeter. HYCC-3 is being.<\/p>\n Though the three-year project is scheduled for completion in 2026, the future of the HYCC-3 and the overall Gateway program are in doubt following the Trump Administration\u2019s decision withhold project reimbursements as it conducts a review over disadvantaged business enterprise practices. The $7.7-billion second phase of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority\u2019s Second Avenue Subway<\/a> is also affected by the funding pause.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A construction worker at the massive Hudson Yards Amtrak tunnel project in Manhattan died on Oct. 23 after…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14272,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[1840,10658,10659,9,56,63,65,64,142],"class_list":["post-14271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-death","tag-fall-protection","tag-gateway-tunnel-project","tag-new-york","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-transit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14271\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}