A rigger who worked on a massive construction crane that collapsed and killed seven people has been stripped of his licenses after an administrative judge said his sloppy work was to blame for the ...

NEW YORK – A rigger who worked on a massive construction crane that collapsed and killed seven people has been stripped of his licenses after an administrative judge said his sloppy work was to blame ...

The master rigger who prosecutors blamed for causing the horrific East Side crane collapse that killed six of his friends and a tourist from Florida was acquitted this morning of criminal charges that ...

NEW YORK -- A crane rigger was acquitted Thursday of manslaughter charges stemming from the collapse of a New York City crane in 2008, a disaster that killed six construction workers and a tourist, ...

A crane rigger has been found not guilty of manslaughter in connection with the deaths of seven people when a massive crane collapsed in Midtown in 2008. The judge today acquitted William Rapetti and ...

The master rigger of a 200-ft-high tower crane that collapsed at a midtown Manhattan construction site last March, killing seven workers and civilians, was indicted Jan. 5 on multiple charges of ...

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New details emerged have emerged of the heroic efforts of Axel Tritton, 24, who risked his own safety to save two of his mates. Shane Hetaraka, Corey Briggs, and Mr Tritton were dismantling the Titan ...