UNDER-CONSTRUCTION BUILDING COLLAPSE
Mexico News Daily | Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Three storeys of a parking garage collapse after concrete beam
misplaced. Seven people were killed and 10 injured after a parking garage that
was under construction collapsed yesterday in Mexico City.A Civil Protection official said three storeys collapsed in the
partially-built structure, part of the Olivar de los Padres shopping center
complex in the Álvaro Obregón borough.
Fausto Lugo García (Civil
Protection official) said a preliminary investigation indicated that a
flawed construction process triggered the accident in which a 100-square-meter
concrete slab collapsed, and that the firm responsible — three construction
companies are currently working on the site — will be penalized. Lugo said
workers had been attempting to place a heavy concrete beam when it struck a
pillar, causing the collapse.
He said all the paperwork and permits needed by the project had been
properly filed before borough officials and the state’s Urban Development and
Housing Secretariat. However, he added, construction had been suspended at
least once in the past.
The shopping center is located next to a ravine and neighbors quoted by
the newspaper Milenio have called the construction “inadequate,” and that work
on the site was being carried out without the necessary safety measures.
INVESTIGATION CAUSAL - ASSET TEMPLATE
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NOTE"This is not an exhaustive accident investigation template. It is serving
an educational purposes only and an assumption of what is reported.
Further detailed investigation to the accident by the authority might
correspond or disapprove of my own assumption on the accident."
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Under Construction Building Collapse
Construction Company Silent on Fatal Meyersdal Building Collapse
As yet, there has been no comment from the construction company behind the fatal building collapse in Meyersdal, south of Johannesburg, which killed seven workers and injured eight more. Romicom Construction has been reported as not responding to several requests for comment, amidst allegations that the extension was being carried out illegally.
The house in the Meyersdal Eco Estate collapsed during construction with more than 20 workers on site. The site supervisor has speculated that an earth tremor a fortnight before may have left the structure unstable.
South Africa's Labour Department is expected to report later this week on whether or not negligence played a role in the tragedy.
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World Cup accidents: Belo Horizonte bridge collapses at construction site
At least two people were crushed to death when an overpass under construction collapsed in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, one of the host cities of the 2014 World Cup.
The bridge, located about three kilometres from the Mineirao Stadium, scene of last night's shock Brazil exit at the hands of Germany, collapsed on Thursday 3rd July as vehicles were passing on the expressway underneath.
Witnesses said the metal structure supporting the overpass gave way and snapped, leading to the collapse of the bridge onto passing vehicles, destroying a bus, a car, and two trucks parked in the nearby construction site.
Two people were killed in the crash and 19 people were reported injured.
The bridge, located about three kilometres from the Mineirao Stadium, scene of last night's shock Brazil exit at the hands of Germany, collapsed on Thursday 3rd July as vehicles were passing on the expressway underneath.
Witnesses said the metal structure supporting the overpass gave way and snapped, leading to the collapse of the bridge onto passing vehicles, destroying a bus, a car, and two trucks parked in the nearby construction site.
Two people were killed in the crash and 19 people were reported injured.
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Scaffold Collapse at
Cooling Tower Contruction in Fengcheng China
November 24, 2016
Scaffolding at a construction site in eastern China collapsed
into a deadly heap on Thursday, as iron pipes, steel bars and wooden planks
tumbled down and crushed nearly all 70 workers in the country's worst
work-safety accident in over two years.
At least 67 people were killed by the collapse of a work platform at a power plant's cooling tower that was under construction, state media reported. Two others were injured and one worker was missing.
At least 67 people were killed by the collapse of a work platform at a power plant's cooling tower that was under construction, state media reported. Two others were injured and one worker was missing.
The reported death toll suggested that nearly all the construction
workers at the cooling tower perished. Close to 70 people were working at the
site when the scaffolding collapsed, according to local media reports.
About 500 rescue workers, including paramilitary police officers, were digging through the debris with their bare hands, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Footage showed debris strewn across the floor of the cavernous concrete cooling tower.
About 500 rescue workers, including paramilitary police officers, were digging through the debris with their bare hands, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Footage showed debris strewn across the floor of the cavernous concrete cooling tower.
Investigation has revealed lax in compliance with safety
standard including neglect of scaffold design, erection, usage and dismantling requirement
to be overseen by a competent person as the reason for the fatalities.
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