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Sanchez asks for injuries at small vs major building sites

New York City Council · Oct 21, 2026 · starts 1:09:41 · 1 min 3 sec

Sanchez asks for disaggregation of injuries and fatalities at smaller sites versus major buildings of 75 feet or seven stories, acknowledging she did not provide the question in advance; Shamash agrees to follow up, and Sanchez suggests the committee may consider lowering the SST threshold given the program's success at large sites.

Pierina Ana Sanchez

And to go back to Councilmember Zhuang and Councilmember Joseph's point and what I started with talking about smaller sites, do you have a disaggregation of how many of these injuries are happening at smaller sites versus larger sites, right?

Pierina Ana Sanchez

The threshold, as I understand it, being a major building that is 75 feet tall or seven stories, 100 square feet or larger,

Pierina Ana Sanchez

how many of these injuries and fatalities are happening in these kind of sites versus smaller?

Pierina Ana Sanchez

I acknowledge I didn't give you this in advance, so you have a pass to follow up.

Yegal Shamash

We will follow up with that number for you.

Pierina Ana Sanchez

Thank you.

Pierina Ana Sanchez

And I think you can see the gears turning here that site safety training cards and the program has been such a success in the larger sites, should we consider lower thresholds.

Pierina Ana Sanchez

Send, right?

Pierina Ana Sanchez

Send the text message.

Pierina Ana Sanchez

Okay, thank you.