The injured workers were pouring concrete on the second floor of the two-story casino when structural beams collapsed and a 60-foot-by-60-foot section of floor came down, causing the men to fall at least 25 feet as liquid concrete cascaded on them.
There were no life-threatening injuries in the accident, which came just weeks after a similar accident at a Cleveland casino with the same developer.
Messer Construction, the general contractor for the project, shut down work while officials assessed the damage and an investigation took place.
Butler County-based J&B Steel Erectors was one of six area companies cited by the Ohio Occupational Safety and Health Administration for “serious” violations related to the collapse.
The other five companies fined were: Messer Construction Co., Pendleton Construction Group, D.A.G. Construction Co., Jostin Construction Inc. and Triversity Construction Company.
The companies were cited a collective $108,220 by the state.
Four workers injured in the collapse later filed a lawsuit against the project’s builders, accusing them of neglecting safety to get the project done on time.
It has since changed its name to Jack Cincinnati Casino.
This article contains information from previous staff reports.
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