Frank Wimberly began grieving for his brother, Quinnyon, last fall after learning that he was one of three construction workers killed in the collapse of the Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans. Authorities have been working to remove the 36-year-old's body and that of a second victim, 63-year-old Jose
Frank Wimberly began grieving for his brother, Quinnyon, last fall after learning that he was one of three construction workers killed in the collapse of the Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans.
Quinnyon Wimberly's body was set to be removed July 1, but the weeks dragged on and it still hadn't been, Wimberly told ABC News. When officials told the Wimberly family the removal would happen in the window of July 20 to July 24, Frank Wimberly bought a plane ticket from Atlanta, where he lives, to New Orleans.By July 23, Wimberly said it was clear officials would not make the latest deadline."He's not even gonna be able to see his dad coming out of the building," Wimberly said.
A spokesperson for 1031 Canal said that the main concern for the company has always been health and safety. The spokesperson also said that two tropical storms hindered the efforts and caused delays. However, the spokesman believes that a removal by the end of the day Saturday is plausible. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited"willful" and"serious" violations of Heaslip Engineering, LLC., as the main reasons for the building's collapse, according to documents filed by the federal agency.
James Heaslip, founder of the company, which was the principal engineer on the Hard Rock project, did not respond to ABC News' request for comment.
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