Five people were injured at a city-run construction site in Queens this morning.
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The Department of Environmental Protection, which is in charge of the site at 46-01 37th Ave. in Sunnyside Gardens, said a rebar cage tipped over onto five contractors working on part of the city’s third water tunnel located there. All five injured — one critical, two serious, and one minor — were rushed to Elmhurst Hospital, according to the FDNY. The investigation is ongoing.
Last year, the construction worker deaths in the city reached a five-year-high with 22 people dying while on the job. that went into effect last month increased the maximum legal fine for construction companies convicted of criminal negligence that led to an employee’s severe injury or death to $500,000, up from $10,000.
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