five-story pre-cast concrete beam
At Least Four Workers Killed in Florida Construction Accident
Rescue workers recently pulled a fourth victim from the wreckage of a parking garage under construction on the Miami-Dade College campus. The accident investigation is still underway, but investigators know that part of the garage collapsed as workers were installing a "spandrel beam" on the structure. The beam is a massive five-story pre-cast concrete beam that was going to be part of the elevator shaft of the garage. The project is being built by the Ajax Building Corp., which is using pre-cast concrete forms made off-site to save money and expedite construction. It is not yet known whether or not the beam installation caused the collapse.