After the hardening of the concrete, the cables are pulled to the proper level of tension. The work was done last fall, and a significant crack developed a few days later, Dedman said.

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A man suffered minor injuries when a 6-inch thick concrete slab came crashing down on top of him while he was taking a shower just before 9 p.m. Wednesday.

The concrete in the woman’s first floor apartment on 1204 Shakespeare Ave. in Highbridge suddenly collapsed. Tomas E. Gaston. The woman’s condition after the fall was not immediately known.