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2nd Avenue Subway Construction Site Safety Incident

Sector: Mass Transit • Location: New York City, New York, United States

Source: ABC7 New York

Project
Under Construction

A worker fell eight feet down into a hole at the 2nd Avenue subway construction site in East Harlem, NYC. The worker was rescued by other construction workers and firefighters and taken to the hospital in stable condition. The MTA issued a safety standdown for the rest of the day as a standard procedure following the incident.

Status
Under Construction
Sector
Mass Transit, Tunnel, Hospital
Location
New York City, New York, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
ABC7 New York

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The project “2nd Avenue Subway Construction Site Safety Incident” is an infrastructure initiative in the Mass Transit sector, located in New York City, New York, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from ABC7 New York.

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2026-07-22

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A worker fell eight feet down into a hole at the 2nd Avenue subway construction site in East Harlem, NYC. The worker was rescued by other construction workers and firefighters and taken to the hospital in stable condition. The MTA issued a safety standdown for the rest of the day as a standard procedure following the incident.

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Transportation

Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

New York

City

New York City

Source

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ABC7 New York

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Sector

Mass Transit, Tunnel, Hospital

Article published date

2026-07-11

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