Easton Man Seeks $30M for Injuries in NYC Crane Collapse

Photo: This crane collapsed in Lower Manhattan Feb. 5, 2016. (Credit: New York Police Department)

EASTON, MA — An Easton man who was seriously hurt in a Manhattan crane collapse said he intends to file a $30 million lawsuit.

Thomas O'Brien, 73, said he suffered a fractured skull and spine.

The crane collapsed Feb. 5 in the city's Tribeca neighborhood during windy conditions. A 38-year-old man sitting in his car was killed.

O'Brien was also in his car when the crane collapsed.

His lawyer recently told the New York Daily News the crane operators shouldn't have been moving the crane because of the windy conditions.

"This was not an act of nature," the lawyer, Jonathan Damashek, told the Daily News. "This wasn't a tornado that came out of nowhere."

The Daily News reported O'Brien filed a complaint against the city's Department of Buildings and plans to sue it for $30 million in damages.

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