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Eight Injured in Crane Bucket Accident in NYC

Moving cranes pose some of the greatest dangers on construction sites. The crane bucket fell 53 floors.

Eight people were injured on Oct. 17, when a New York City construction crane bucket fell 53 floors, crashing into a street level scaffolding structure.

The incident occurred at the intersection of Sixth Avenue and Forty-Second Street.

The falling bucket broke window glass as it tumbled down. The glass fell onto the street, causing minor injuries and some panic among pedestrians in the crowded Mid-Manhattan streets.