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01-27-2012, 02:29 PM
Cincinnati DOWNTOWN â Roughly 20 construction workers were injured Friday morning at the Horseshoe Casino site when a metal beam fell while workers were pouring concrete on the second floor, collapsing the structure, according to Cincinnati Fire Chief Dick Braun.
The floor buckled and collapsed just before 8 a.m. and the workers fell along with it to the first floor below, Braun said.
Fifteen people were hospitalized, including 10 at University Hospital, two at Mercy Hospital in Mount Airy and two at Good Samaritan Hospital, according to city and hospital officials. Everyone should recover from their injuries, though some were serious, Braun said.
The two casino workers taken to Good Samaritan Hospital are in fair condition, spokesman Joe Kelley said. Their injuries are not life threatening.
One worker was driven by ambulance to Bethesda North Hospital in Montgomery. He also is in fair condition, Kelley said.
All other injured workers were treated at the scene.
Rock G Southwest Gaming is developing the $400-million casino at the Broadway Commons property at the corner of Broadway Street and Reading Road.
âOur hearts, thoughts and prayers are with those injured this morning,â Messer Construction spokesman Jim Hess said before delivering a short statement confirming that all workers had been accounted for and were being monitored at area hospitals. He did not accept questions from the media but said another update will be released around 11:30 a.m.
The work site was closed for the day while Cincinnati building inspectors, fire investigators and representatives from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration determine what happened.
Heavy rain over the last 24 hours hampered rescue efforts, said Braun, showing off his own mud-covered shoes. A ditch near the collapsed area forced firefighters to build a make-shift bridge to get victims out, Braun said.
The chief didnât think rain was a factor in the collapse.
âTheyâll have to get their structural engineers in here,â Braun said. âWeâre very lucky no one was underneath the second floor.â
He said fire crews were on the scene within a minute of the initial call and because every fire engine and ladder truck carries a paramedic on board â a change Braun made last Spring â the injured were quickly treated.
University Hospital was prepared to receive the injured as well, said hospital spokeswoman Diana Maria Lara, who said everyone âwas treated within seconds.â
During the rescue, injured and uninjured workers walked around, stunned, while supervisors made sure everyone was accounted for. No one spoke to reporters and one worker said they were ordered not to talk.
City Manager Milton Dohoney and Mayor Mark Mallory showed up at the scene and answered what questions they could while police directed traffic around the site.
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The floor buckled and collapsed just before 8 a.m. and the workers fell along with it to the first floor below, Braun said.
Fifteen people were hospitalized, including 10 at University Hospital, two at Mercy Hospital in Mount Airy and two at Good Samaritan Hospital, according to city and hospital officials. Everyone should recover from their injuries, though some were serious, Braun said.
The two casino workers taken to Good Samaritan Hospital are in fair condition, spokesman Joe Kelley said. Their injuries are not life threatening.
One worker was driven by ambulance to Bethesda North Hospital in Montgomery. He also is in fair condition, Kelley said.
All other injured workers were treated at the scene.
Rock G Southwest Gaming is developing the $400-million casino at the Broadway Commons property at the corner of Broadway Street and Reading Road.
âOur hearts, thoughts and prayers are with those injured this morning,â Messer Construction spokesman Jim Hess said before delivering a short statement confirming that all workers had been accounted for and were being monitored at area hospitals. He did not accept questions from the media but said another update will be released around 11:30 a.m.
The work site was closed for the day while Cincinnati building inspectors, fire investigators and representatives from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration determine what happened.
Heavy rain over the last 24 hours hampered rescue efforts, said Braun, showing off his own mud-covered shoes. A ditch near the collapsed area forced firefighters to build a make-shift bridge to get victims out, Braun said.
The chief didnât think rain was a factor in the collapse.
âTheyâll have to get their structural engineers in here,â Braun said. âWeâre very lucky no one was underneath the second floor.â
He said fire crews were on the scene within a minute of the initial call and because every fire engine and ladder truck carries a paramedic on board â a change Braun made last Spring â the injured were quickly treated.
University Hospital was prepared to receive the injured as well, said hospital spokeswoman Diana Maria Lara, who said everyone âwas treated within seconds.â
During the rescue, injured and uninjured workers walked around, stunned, while supervisors made sure everyone was accounted for. No one spoke to reporters and one worker said they were ordered not to talk.
City Manager Milton Dohoney and Mayor Mark Mallory showed up at the scene and answered what questions they could while police directed traffic around the site.
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