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    Crane Collapse Due To Worn Nylon Strap?

    By Ryan Tate, 4:50 AM on Tue Mar 18 2008, 909 views

    Picture 25-3"A prime suspect in Saturday’s East Side crane collapse — a spectacular disaster across two Manhattan blocks that has now claimed seven lives and is expected to cost untold millions — is a $50 piece of nylon webbing that investigators suspect may have broken while hoisting a six-ton piece of steel." [NYT]

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