Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Idaho Bridge Collapse Injures 14 Workers

A bridge collapse Monday afternoon in Nampa, Idaho injured 14 construction workers.

According to officials, the construction workers received minor injuries, including broken bones as they were pouring concrete. Authorities reported that the bridge's support structure, which may have been up to 30 feet high, collapsed.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the collapse along with the Idaho Transportation Department.

The $8.5 million project began in late September to replace the I-84 overpasses at Robinson Boulevard and Black Cat Road as part of the I-84 widening project from Meridian to Nampa. The workers are from a construction company in Spokane, Wash.

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