Investigators probing last week's fatal collapse of a construction crane are looking into whether a part of the machine had been returned to service without proper repairs, the Manhattan district attorney's office said Monday.
Those investigators are examining whether the turntable that connected the operator's cab and the crane's boom to the tower was damaged during a 2007 project and never properly repaired, said Barbara Thompson, spokeswoman for the prosecutor's office.
Investigators suspect the damaged part caused the cab and boom to crash into a 23-story apartment building on the Upper East Side on Friday, killing two construction workers and forcing hundreds from their homes due to damage to the building. 
Read full article »
CNN's Ekin Middleton, Amy Sahba and Laura Batchelor contributed to this report.
All About Manhattan • Accidents and Disasters
