Construction Accident on Wynmor Road

The arm of a cement crane, working at a building site a 30 Wynmor Road fell on the roof of the neighboring home at 32 Wynmor Road at 4:40 pm on Monday August 29. J&J Concrete was pumping concrete for the foundation of a new home at 30 Wynmor. According to the police report, the operator said that "while the arm was still fully extended, he inadvertently lifted the stabilizers that support the truck. As a result of the weight, the truck tipped to the right and it's arm came to a rest on the roof of 32 Wynmor. Another worker on the scene used an excavator to counterbalance the weight of the truck to prevent it from tipping over. Mr. Carducci chained the front bucket of the excavator to the side of the pumper, helping to secure it in place."

The neighbors at 32 Wynmor were home at the time of the accident. A 2 year-old was asleep in a bedroom that was closest to the impact, but neither the child nor his grandmother were injured. They were taken out of the house. Since there was a language barrier, a neighbor helped translate the discussion between the residents and the police.

When the Fire Department arrived, they found that the pumper was near a power line and Con Edison was called to shut it down. Captain Gleason from the Fire Department and Danny Diaz from the Building Department checked the house for structural damage and other hazards but found no major problems.

Two heavy-duty two trucks were called to lift the pumper arm off the roof of the house and level the pumper truck.

The new house is being built by Andrew Silverstein of Castle Walk Development. He was not on the scene at the time of the accident.

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