The Rebuilding of Ground Zero, Part 8

Mrs. Lawhawk has emailed to inform me that there was an accident at the Goldman Sachs construction site across from Ground Zero this morning that injured at least one person.

Fire officials say a crane accident at a construction site across the street from ground zero crushed construction trailers and injured at least one worker.

Fire Department spokesman Tim Heaton says the crane dropped a load of steel it was carrying and crushed the trailers. At least one person was rescued; his condition was not immediately available.

Goldman Sachs Group is building a new headquarters at the site.

This traffic camera shows only a portion of the scene, which is on West Street across from Ground Zero. The incident took place at the upper right corner and off camera. Gothamist has more. Construction around Lower Manhattan, including Ground Zero, is a big concern. More than 100 projects are underway or contemplated, and the congestion and detours are ever present. It will be several years before things can even begin to return to the new normal.

UPDATE:
It was an architect working at the Goldman Sachs site that was critically injured when a crane lost its load of construction materials and it dropped on the trailer where the man was working. He's currently in critical condition at St. Vincent's Hospital.