A collapsed steel beam at a construction site in New Haven, Connecticut has injured four people. The construction accident occurred on Winchester Avenue around 10am today when the beam collapsed and feel about 30 feet, trapping a man under the beam.
Two of the injured workers are in critical condition and one is in serious condition, all at Yale-New Haven Hospital. The fourth worker is in stable condition at St. Raphael Hospital. The identities of the injuries workers have not been released.
The site building is owned by Yale University. Another accident reportedly injured another person at the same construction site a month ago.
Source: 4 injured after construction accident, WTNH.com, September 13, 2010
Contact the Massachusetts construction accident attorneys at Altman & Altman if you have been injured on a construction work site.