Man killed in Grosvenor Square collapse named as Dainius Rupsys.
McGee has named the worker killed at 20 Grosvenor Square yesterday as 33-year-old father-of-two Dainius Rupsys.
According to Construction News, Rupsys was a Lithuanian national. He was killed at the residential conversion site in Mayfair yesterday when a mini excavator fell through the second floor to the first floor level at approximately 3.45 pm.
In a statement, McGee chief executive Declan Sherry said a piece of machinery was demolishing a concrete floor slab of around 12 sq m, when the floor slab gave way and fell to the next level down. A second worker was taken to hospital with minor injuries and was discharged on Monday evening.
Sherry said: “The deceased worker was Dainius Rupsys, a 33-year-old Lithuanian national who had worked with McGee since 2012. His next of kin have been informed. Dainius was a popular and valued member of the team and will be missed by us all. He was a father of two. Our thoughts are with his whole family at this very difficult time. McGee is in contact with members of his family and will be offering counselling and other support. We will also be offering counselling and support to other employees who work on the site.”
