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Two collapsed-building accidents took place in New York City at the tail end of the year, each claiming the life of one construction worker.
The first one took place shortly after noon on October 29 in the Bronx. Muhamed Kebbeh, 51, was working with two other colleagues on "active demolition" in the building's basement. Around 12 pillars came loose and the two-story building came crashing down on only Kebbeh, who was in the basement. The other workers were safe. Within 10 minutes, about 50 firefighters arrived at the scene, where they dug the victim out from six feet of rubble. He was immediately taken to Jacobi Medical Center, where he soon died.
The second collapse occurred on Tuesday, November 8, in Brooklyn, where four workers were trapped below corrugated metal (partially-folded sheets) and fresh concrete. Three of the workers were rescued and were taken in stable condition to Lutheran Medical Center. One other escaped the collapse and did not need treatment. However, the fourth man beneath the rubble did lose his life. The Department of Buildings offered their initial guess that the cause was a faulty method of pouring concrete: from the top, down, rather than from the bottom, up.
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