OSHA Report Cites Contractor In Fatal Ohio Collapse 8/9/2004
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration released its investigation into the Feb. 16 accident on July 30, two weeks early. It cited Fru-Con Construction Corp., Ballwin, Mo., for four willful violations of federal workplace standards. "This tragic accident could have and should have been prevented," says OSHA Administrator John Henshaw.
The collapse of the $3-million, 2-million-lb, 315-ft-long truss, which was not carrying a segment when it fell, has halted work on the 1,225-ft main span of the Interstate 280 precast segmental cable-stayed crossing (ENR 6/21 p. 15).