Worker injured in Brooklyn building collapse alleges corners were cut at construction site: ‘Third-world stuff’

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New York City construction accident lawyer Christopher Gorayeb said he signed the laborer who injured his knee, shoulder and back when a wall fell on him during the accident.

A construction worker who was injured in the fatal Brooklyn building collapse alleges corners were cut at the adjacent job site that’s being probed as a potential cause of the wreck, The Post has learned.

The laborer, who requested anonymity out of fear for his job and safety, retained New York City construction accident lawyer Christopher Gorayeb following Wednesday’s collapse that injured the man’s knee, shoulder and back when a wall fell on him.

“It isn’t one act that causes a disaster. It’s a series of missteps and negligence,” Gorayeb told The Post.

“And already, in this particular instance, we see negligent actions which accumulated and ultimately resulted in this accident and the deaths and injuries that occurred.”

Gorayeb’s new client was employed by subcontractor Elite Concrete to lay the foundation for the planned mixed-used project at 2625 Bedford Ave. — next door to the three-story apartment building that suddenly collapsed Wednesday, killing eight people including two children and three construction workers.

Excavation work was taking place at the construction site when the facade of 1321 Flatbush Ave. crumbled into the adjacent lot, trapping multiple victims under rubble and leaving nearly 20 people injured.

The construction worker alleged shoddy measures were taken by the developers, with a 5-foot dirt pile topped with concrete used to prevent a potential collapse of the neighboring three-story apartment building — in lieu of proper wall shoring, Gorayeb said.

Photos provided by Gorayeb, and excavation plans approved by the city and reviewed by The Post, showed shoring around most of the building, except for a portion of the construction zone that bumped up against 1321 Flatbush.

The day of the incident, the laborer said he was one of 18 construction workers hired by Elite on site, but no one was present from the general contractor’s company. The workers were not unionized, Gorayeb said.

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