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OSHA cites four St. Louis Bay Bridge contractors following fatal collapse of concrete formwork

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OSHA has proposed penalties totaling $95,725 against four contractors working on the construction of the St. Louis Bay Bridge.

The investigation began in June after two employees from two different companies died and another seven were injured when a concrete column collapsed into St. Louis Bay.

"This collapse was preventable. Better construction engineering and management could have prevented this tragedy," said Clyde Payne, director of OSHA's area office in Jackson.

Granite Archer Western, a joint venture that acted as the lead contractor, has been cited with one willful violation carrying a $70,000 proposed penalty for failing to correctly design, fabricate, erect, brace and maintain the formwork. Inspectors determined that the formwork was incapable of supporting the lateral load of the wet concrete. The company also has been cited with four serious violations and $8,500 in proposed penalties, as well as for two other-than-serious violations.

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