Casino Construction Collapse in Cincinnati

[Birdsfan]

A serious accident occured, this morning, at the site of the Horseshoe Casino, being built in Cincinnati. A lot of numbers are being thrown around, but it seems there are about ten serious injuries and up to 30 injuries in total. No one is believed to be trapped, and they say none of the injuries are life-threatening.

[Colonels_Wear_Blue]

A serious accident occured, this morning, at the site of the Horseshoe Casino, being built in Cincinnati. A lot of numbers are being thrown around, but it seems there are about ten serious injuries and up to 30 injuries in total. No one is believed to be trapped, and they say none of the injuries are life-threatening.

 

I have subcontractors who I frequently used who were on the jobsite, and I spoke with one of them briefly. They were pouring a second floor concrete slab on metal deck, and there was a collapse. There were less than 10 serious injuries - none were life threatening - and most were apparently inflicted by falls of around 15 feet. They had a LOT of emergency personnel there right away, to the tune of 13 fire trucks and 15 ambulances, plus police cars galore, so it looks like a huge tragedy, but it's not sounding to me like it's going to end up being much more than some painful workers comp claims and a hitch-up in the construction schedule.

 

They had this same thing happen with the parking garage build for the Cleveland casino a while back, if you'll recall. No loss-of-work injuries though.

[Birdsfan]

The latest briefing says 11 total injuries, but none terribly serious.

[ThrillVille Cardinal51]

Well thank God nobody died atleast.

[Colonels_Wear_Blue]

Well thank God nobody died atleast.

 

Absolutely.

[hja1224]

A classic during a "live" news conference on site. A lady driving a bus starts blowing her horn then almost runs over the reporters. She then gets out and starts telling everyone she has a job to do and they need to move. All this while camera's are rolling.

[Dlbdonn]

Did anybody just see the bus hit the 9 News van during the press conference and the the driver give the reporters heck for being in the way and causing the accident . she almost took out the press conference :lol:

[Colonels_Wear_Blue]

...man, I didn't see any of that on Channel 19. Dang!

[Bird Bath]

...man, I didn't see any of that on Channel 19. Dang!

 

WLWT and it was an instant classic on an unfortunate circumstance.

[HammerTime]

http://www.wlwt.com/r-video/30315881/detail.html

[Colonels_Wear_Blue]

WLWT and it was an instant classic on an unfortunate circumstance.

 

Well I watched the press conference on Channel 19, and I saw the spokesperson from Rock Gaming turn around and look at the bus, but I didn't see the bus hit anything or the driver get out and holler at the news crews.

[Colonels_Wear_Blue]

http://www.wlwt.com/r-video/30315881/detail.html

 

That's pretty hilarious... I think Channel 19 must have started their broadcast after this happened.

[SportsGuy41017]

Did anybody just see the bus hit the 9 News van during the press conference and the the driver give the reporters heck for being in the way and causing the accident . she almost took out the press conference :lol:

It was a bad place to hold the press conference, it was at the southwest corner of the Greyhound station, the enterance. The bus driver was right!

[uk#1fan]

From what I have heard it was probably bad welds on the steal beams that caused the collapse.

[PurplePride92]

Rock Gaming is connected to the casino collapse in Cleveland also. Maybe they should inspect their contractors a little more closely?