Suffolk Halts All Boston Construction Sites Pending Review

BOSTON — Suffolk Construction voluntarily suspended work for all its project sites in Boston on Thursday in the wake of a building collapse at a worksite at the former Edison Power Plant in South Boston that left two workers injured and one in critical condition.

Officials from the construction company called for the "Safety Standdown" starting Thursday afternoon and continuing through Friday to make sure safety standards and procedures are up to date.

This voluntary "Safety Standdown" will be used as an "opportunity to reinforce job site safety awareness and provide our teams the opportunity to secure evaluate clean and organize their job sites for the restart of work," the company said in an email.

"We strive daily to fulfill our continuing commitment to safe operations, demonstrate compassion for our employees and trade partners, and keep our projects safe in every way. This effort will reenergize and bolster that very strong commitment," an email from company officials reads.

On Thursday, crews were clearing the former power plant site at 776 Summer St., in South Boston when part of the building collapsed.

Two workers were initially injured and taken to hospitals, but a third worker was stuck under a section of the flooring. Only identified as a 33-year-old man, emergency crews worked for two and a half hours to free him before he was taken to the hospital with what police called critical injuries.

Wednesday's incident was not the first time a construction site went awry, back in March, a demolition worker was killed when part of the Government Center parking garage collapsed beneath him.

No additional information was immediately available.