Crime & Safety
Installation Of Heavy Art Piece Injures 2 In Greenwich: Update
The incident reportedly occurred Tuesday afternoon.
GREENWICH, CT — Two people were injured Tuesday afternoon when a large, heavy piece of art fell on them while they were trying to install it at a location on Sherwood Avenue in Greenwich, according to fire department officials.
The two workers have been hospitalized while they recover from their injuries, which includes broken bones, writes the Greenwich Time. Both were temporarily trapped under the object, but fire officials posted on Twitter that they were not entrapped by the time firefighters and emergency personnel arrived.
The two were operating a machine to install the sculpture when the device reportedly broke and toppled over on them.
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Units en route to 80 Sherwood Ave for a large bronze object that fell on a person with entrapment. @GreenwichTime @GreenwichPatch @gwchsentinel @GWCHFreePress
— Greenwich Fire L1042 (@Greenwich_Fire_) October 9, 2018
No entrapment, however there are injuries.
— Greenwich Fire L1042 (@Greenwich_Fire_) October 9, 2018
Accident with art installation injured workers off King Street in #Greenwich: GFD https://t.co/gC43LQ6lBQ
— Greenwich Time (@GreenwichTime) October 10, 2018
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