NEW YORK — Some of the inspections that were supposed to prevent debris from falling from the elevated 7 train tracks didn't actually happen. 

Seven Metropolitan Transportation Authority track inspectors are now suspended after being accused of falsifying safety reports.

The agency's Inspector General released the results from a nearly year-long investigation on Thursday. 

It claims those workers did not complete their assigned inspections but reported, and got paid, for doing them. 

City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, who's also running for Queens Borough President, says his constituents complained years ago about metal parts falling from the 7 train onto street below.

"People could have died. It got so bad that people came into the office and said to me, their councilmember, councilmember this just fell on my car. If you felt this and saw it fall from that distance, you realize this could have killed anybody," Van Bramer said.

MTA spokesperson Aaron Donovan put out a statement, saying in part that the inspectors "are paying severe penalties for those violations."

He went on to say, "NYC Transit has zero tolerance for any action that could impact safety.”