CHELSEA, Manhattan —
A construction worker died after a metal object fell onto his head in Chelsea on Monday, police said.
Police were called to 61 9th Avenue around 8:39 a.m. and, upon arrival, found a man with head trauma laying on the ground unconscious and unresponsive.
EMS took the man, 34, to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police said the man was wearing a helmet when he was struck by the object.
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A construction worker at an office complex being built across from Chelsea Market has died after he was found with head trauma at the work site Monday morning, police say.
Police responding to a 911 call found the 34-year-old worker unconscious and unresponsive on the ground with head trauma at 61 Ninth Ave. just after 8:30 a.m., police said.
He was taken to Lenox Hill Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The medical examiner will determine the cause of death.
The site at 61 Ninth Ave. will be a 165,000-square foot office building, right across the the street from Chelsea market and Google's New York headquarters, according to the Vornado Realty Trust website.
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A metal piece fell off construction scaffolding that had been repeatedly cited for code violations and plummeted 10 stories Monday morning, fatally striking a worker, officials said.
Laborer Przemyslaw Krawczyk, 34, was standing on a sidewalk shed at the 61 Ninth Ave. construction site in Chelsea when an anchoring bracket came flying down and hit him in the head.
The site had been visited again and again by buildings inspectors since last summer and hit with multiple code violations, many of which stemmed from scaffolding issues, records show.
"This tragedy appears to have been completely preventable and we are taking enforcement actions against all parties involved,” said Buildings Department spokesman Joseph Soldevere.
DOB shut down the site and expects to issue violations.
Police officers arrived at the scene at 8:40 a.m. and found Krawczyk sprawled on the ground, officials said. He had suffered severe head trauma and was unresponsive.
Medics rushed him to Lenox Hill Hospital, where he died an hour later. The city Medical Examiner will determine the worker's cause of death.
City inspectors have been at the site repeatedly since May, citing general contractor TG Nickels & Associates for multiple violations. Twice before the site was partially shutting down.
The city said Lexington Maintenance LLC was the scaffolding contractor at the site. Company officials did not return a call seeking comment.
61 Ninth Avenue will sit on the site adjacent to Apple's Meatpacking Flagship Store on Ninth Avenue and West 15th Street and across the street from the Chelsea Market and Google's NY headquarters. The proposed 165,000 SF office building is designed by Rafael Vinoly Architects and developed by Vornado Realty Trust in the heart of Google's Manhattan Campus, with prominent views west toward the Hudson River. The building design takes advantage of these views by providing unique floor layouts with multiple private terraces for each tenant. These pocket parks are propagated throughout the building, providing unique terrace spaces, and transforming the typical office, conference room, and breakout space into an integrated indoor-outdoor environment. The flat slab construction and exposed mechanical systems will allow for flexibility while providing maximum ceiling heights. The project, with targeted completion in 2017, will incorporate sustainable design strategies with the intent of achieving LEED Gold certification.
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61 Ninth Avenue
A former lumber shop, 61 Ninth is on its way to becoming a
9-story boutique, upscale office building—designed with unique floor
layouts that transform the typical office, conference room and breakout
space into an integrated indoor/outdoor environment. Flat slab
construction and exposed mechanical systems allow for maximum ceiling
heights. Prominent retail space slated to house the world’s largest
Starbucks.
Location:
Manhattan, NY
Size / Type:
165,000 sq. ft. / New Construction
Cost:
$65 Million
Delivery Method:
GMP
Leed Rating:
Gold
Architect:
Rafael Viñoly