The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will lead the investigation into the fatal collapse of the seven level parking garage in Grays Ferry on Wednesday.
The garage was under construction at the time of its collapse.Federal investigators will take photos, interview workers, look at design plans, and more as they try to determine what went wrong.Only a small corner of the planned garage, including a stairwell, had been built.
A doorbell video captured the moment a parking garage partially collapsed in Philadelphia, leaving at least one worker dead. The project was underway to provide more employee parking for Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, designed to hold up to 1,000 parking spots when complete. "Errors happen. It could be design-based, it could be construction-based, it could be material deficiency," said Dr. Abi Aghayere, Professor of Structural Engineering at Drexel University. "They take a look at the structural drawings and make sure that it is not a design error. They will interview the workers who were on the site." Photos taken on March 27 show the progress over the last week and a half, from only two floors built without the full staircase, to now seven floors."What OSHA is going to be looking at, and L&I is going to be looking at, is whether there were any issues with either pre-fabricated materials or the concrete pour of the steps themselves," said Aidan Carickhoff of law firm Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky, which has represented victims of construction accidents.Video shows moment Philly parking garage partially collapsesPermits list HSC Builders and Construction as the general contractor. The national construction company develops large-scale projects, including museums and life science facilities.Mayor Cherelle Parker said PreCast Services Incorporated, a subcontractor on the site, was installing precast concrete floor decking and roof segments, which were manufactured off-site and installed by the manufacturer. The investigation will try to determine if the stairs were built to specifications by engineers and other professionals. "They'll be digging back through all of the pour materials and all the construction information to make sure that that part of the job was done correctly," said Carickhoff.Mayor Parker said eight permits were required for this project and were properly issued, with all inspections up to date. The OSHA investigation will likely take six months or more, the written report of which will then be made public.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
1 man is dead after a parking garage partially collapsed in Grays FerryThe parking garage was under construction at 30th Street and Grays Ferry Avenue across the street from the Grays Ferry Shopping Center.
Read more »
Grays Ferry parking garage collapse: 1 critically injured, 2 reportedly trappedAt least one person is critically injured after a reported parking garage collapse in the Grays Ferry section of Philadelphia.
Read more »
Grays Ferry Parking Garage Collapse Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Missing in PhiladelphiaA parking garage under construction collapsed in Philadelphia, killing one person and leaving two believed missing, officials said.
Read more »
Search for missing workers on hold after deadly collapse at Grays Ferry parking garageA search for missing workers was on hold early Thursday as crews awaited a structural review following a deadly parking lot collapse in Grays Ferry.
Read more »
Philadelphia partial building collapse: Video shows Grays Ferry parking garage cave inDoorbell camera footage captured the beginning of a seven-floor partial building collapse at a parking garage in Philadelphia, leaving one person dead, two injured, and two others missing.
Read more »
What we know about the CHOP garage collapse in Grays FerryRescue crews remained on standby Thursday due to the structure’s instability.
Read more »