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Structural Failures

OSHA Fines Five Contractors in FIU Bridge Collapse

September 26, 2018
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed fines totaling $86,658 for five contractors involved with the Florida International University pedestrian-bridge project that suffered a catastrophic collapse on March 15, killing six.


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Construction Accidents

NTSB Joins Probe of Fatal Florida Bridge Collapse

Six are known dead, with at least eight vehicles trapped beneath the rubble
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Jim Parsons
March 15, 2018
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State and local officials said Friday that the cables supporting the deck of the pedestrian bridge at Florida International University near Miami were being tightened after a stress test when the bridge collapsed over traffic on March 15, killing at least six people.
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