Emergency crews hung sheets to shield passersby from the sight of the worker who was killed Friday in a constructionaccident in New York City.
Officials say the boom-crane accident occurred in Midtown before noon, when the truck operator unloading a flatbed was crushed. According to news sources, the 40-year-old victim was caught between the knuckle boom and the flatbed. First responders raised the boom with jacks in order to extricate the victim.