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NEW YORK An undetected weakness may have caused a crane's nylon sling to rupture abruptly and drop seven tons of steel onto a construction trailer across from Ground Zero, the builder's spokesman said.
The accident Friday hurt an architect working in the trailer, and builder Tishman Construction Corp. was cited for four violations. The contractor leasing the crane was also cited with unsafe hoisting operations, and the city Buildings Department issued a stop-work order for crane operations at the site.
Tishman spokesman Richard Kielar said the firm's safety record on the project a new corporate headquarters for investment banking giant Goldman Sachs Group Inc. was "excellent by industry standards."
The crane's sling snapped and dropped its load of 25- to 30-foot- long galvanized...