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OFFICE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER THE CITY OF NEW YORK The Forensic Recovery of PHR Following 9/ 11 at WTC July 2007 Barbara A. Butcher MPH Director, Forensic Investigations PROPERTY OF OCME, NYC NO PART OF THIS PRESENTATION MAY BE REPRODUCED

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The Forensic Recovery

  • f PHR Following 9/ 11

at WTC

OFFICE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER THE CITY OF NEW YORK

July 2007 Barbara A. Butcher MPH Director, Forensic Investigations

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OFFICE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER THE CITY OF NEW YORK

WTC PHR Recovery

PROPERTY OF OCME, NYC

NO PART OF THIS PRESENTATION MAY BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT EXPRESS PERMISSION OF THE AGENCY.

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OFFICE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER THE CITY OF NEW YORK

WTC PHR Recovery

Background

  • Initial finds on rooftop at 130 Liberty St. (Deutsche Bank) in April

2006

  • Remains were located on October 18, 2006 in an abandoned Con

Edison manhole beneath the Haul Road.

  • The next day Mayor Bloomberg asked for recommendations on

any other areas that needed to be searched. The Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center (LMCCC) and Department of Design and Construction (DDC) submitted a report

  • n October 27.

– The Report recommended a plan for a comprehensive search of areas within and in the vicinity of the WTC site. – That search is under way. We estimate that it will take years to

  • complete. The current cost estimate is $32 million.
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OFFICE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER THE CITY OF NEW YORK

WTC PHR Recovery

Search Area

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OFFICE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER THE CITY OF NEW YORK

WTC PHR Recovery

A Three-Part Search Plan

1. Searches within the WTC Site

  • Subterranean Structures beneath the Haul Road
  • Excavation of the Haul Road
  • Excavation of the 140 Liberty Street Parcel (site of the St. Nicholas Greek

Orthodox Church)

  • Excavation of portions of West St.

2. Searches of Subterranean Structures in the Vicinity of the WTC Site

  • Con Edison, Verizon and the NYC DEP will empty material from over 600

manholes for sifting by OCME

3. Searches of Building Interiors and Rooftops

  • 130 Liberty Street (Deutsche Bank)
  • Fiterman Hall
  • 130 Cedar Street
  • Rooftop of 55 Church Street (Millennium Hotel)
  • Rooftop of 1 Liberty Plaza
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OFFICE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER THE CITY OF NEW YORK

WTC PHR Recovery

OCME TEAM

  • Medicolegal Investigators
  • Forensic Anthropologists
  • Medical Examiners
  • Forensic Biology
  • Contract Employees
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OFFICE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER THE CITY OF NEW YORK

WTC PHR Recovery

Deutsche Bank

  • Location: 130 Liberty St
  • 40 stories tall
  • Built in 1974
  • Previously owned by Bankers

Trust

  • “Deutsche Bank” 1999-04
  • 9/11 Insurance Settlement: $ 140

mil

  • Sold to LMDC for $ 90 mil
  • Deconstruction cost estimated at

$220 mil

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OFFICE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER THE CITY OF NEW YORK

WTC PHR Recovery

Liberty Street Parcel (B-Grids)

  • Exploratory Trench
  • Excavation (March 1, 2007-Present)
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OFFICE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER THE CITY OF NEW YORK

WTC PHR Recovery

Sifting Operations at 11 Water Street, Brooklyn

  • Material collected from the WTC site and subterranean

structures is sifted by hand at 11 Water Street.

  • At 11 Water Street, only trained specialists (forensic

anthropologists, archeologists, and investigators) sift the material.

  • To date, the 11 Water Street facility has sifted

approximately cubic yards of material.

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OFFICE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER THE CITY OF NEW YORK

WTC PHR Recovery

Loading Dock Garage Bay

Hopper 20 yd CONTAINERS

Clear Plastic Barrier Curtain

C O N T A I N E R

AUGER AUGER

C O N V E Y E R

Carole Meyers NYC OCME

C O N T A I N E R

BENCH Shower Shower Eye Wash Double Sink Clear Plastic Barrier Curtain

First Aid Station

BENCH

A U G E R

Wire Shelf Wire Shelf BENCH BENCH RAMP BENCH Wire Shelf

Platform

Clear Plastic Barrier Curtain Clear Plastic Barrier Curtain

Metal Container

NYPD Equipment CAGE FIT TEST CAGE PPE CAGE

Hopper

Wire Shelf

C H U T E

Mechanical Room

A U G E R

PAILS PAILS

Construction Locker Room

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OFFICE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER THE CITY OF NEW YORK

WTC PHR Recovery

Subterranean Structures Search Area

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OFFICE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER THE CITY OF NEW YORK

WTC PHR Recovery

CONED Tracking System

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OFFICE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER THE CITY OF NEW YORK

WTC PHR Recovery

Hazm at Operation

  • Contaminants: WTC Dust?

– Asbestos – Heavy Metals: Mercury, Cadmium – Mold spores

  • Personal Protective Equipment

– Hard hat – Full face mask w/ PAPR – Full Tyvek Suit w. paper undergarment – Cooling vest – Rubber Boots & gloves – Requires full decon of equipment, personnel & PHR

  • Heat & Humidity

– Medical team on site, strict rotation & safety rules

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OFFICE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER THE CITY OF NEW YORK

WTC PHR Recovery

Regulators

  • EPA
  • NYS DEP
  • NYC DEP
  • NYS DOL
  • OSHA
  • PESH
  • NYCOSH
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OFFICE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER THE CITY OF NEW YORK

WTC PHR Recovery

Sum m ary as of July 1st 20 0 7

  • Material Excavated to Date: 13,312 cubic

yards

  • Hand-sifted to Date: 4751 cubic yards
  • Total PHR recovered: 1,458
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OFFICE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER THE CITY OF NEW YORK

WTC PHR Recovery

RECOVERY and IDENTIFICATION: 9/ 11/ 0 1 To 7/ 1/ 0 7

  • 21, 421 Human remains recovered
  • 10,976 remains identified
  • 2750 people reported missing
  • 1611 identified
  • The work will continue until all have been found