![]() That corrugated metal decking was positioned differently along the edge of the building above one street than elsewhere on the building. He claimed contractors failed to properly install the metal pan that concrete is poured into for the building's floors. One foreman for a subcontractor on the project, who said he was off Saturday, described another flaw. "It makes we wonder why was the brace damaged, so was the concrete placed not of adequate strength? Was the concrete just not strong enough?" Mattei said. McConnell said any decision on whether to pursue criminal charges over the building's collapse, or the resulting deaths and injuries, would depend on what OSHA finds.ĬBS News watched the video with Norma Jean Mattei, the past president of the American Society of Civil Engineers. ![]() ![]() The agency's inspectors were given New Orleans police body cameras to document the hotel ruins. New Orleans Fire Department Superintendent Tim McConnell told WWL Wednesday that officials are aware of the video and that it's become a piece of evidence in the investigation.įederal investigators with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration began their work Saturday, within hours of the accident. ![]()
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