The iron was seriously injured after being electrocuted at the LIRR station

A woman who worked on the iron was seriously injured while working on a Long Island Rail Road project at Mineola station on Saturday morning, the MTA said.

The unidentified worker was part of a crew building a pedestrian bridge at the station when a crane hit a high-voltage power line around 9:30 p.m. the MTA.

She was rushed to hospital in critical condition, the agency said.

“We have launched a full investigation into this incident and are examining all safety protocols and procedures on the spot. All the works on the project stopped waiting for the investigation “, declared the president of MTA Constructions and Development, Janno Lieber.

A blacksmith was working on a new pedestrian walkway at the LIRR Mineola station when a high voltage wire broke and hit the metal structure that was loading it on March 13, 2021.
A blacksmith was working on a new pedestrian walkway at the LIRR Mineola station when a high voltage wire broke and hit the metal structure that was loading it on March 13, 2021.
Dennis A. Clark for the NY Post

This was the second incident at the station on Monday, when a crew was stranded in a signal tower, while a building next to it was demolished and partially collapsed, according to a Newsday report which said no one was killed. injured.

A blacksmith was working on a new pedestrian walkway at the LIRR Mineola station when a high voltage wire broke and hit the metal structure that was loading it, the worker is in critical condition at a hospital in the area on March 13, 2021.
The blacksmith was taken urgently to the hospital in critical condition on March 13, 2021.
Dennis A. Clark for the NY Post

The construction is part of a project to add an additional runway and make other improvements between Floral Park and Hicksville.

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