Contractor in deadly South Dakota building collapse files for bankruptcy protection | Dump Trucks Charlotte NC
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- Hultgren Construction, the general contractor that was working on the Copper Lounge in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, when it collapsed in December 2016, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S.
- Bankruptcy Court for the District of South Dakota, according to court documents. The accident killed one worker and trapped another in the debris for hours.
- Hultgren's representatives claim the columbus oh dump truck company has only approximately $3,700 in assets but has estimated liabilities of almost $5 million. Gross operating revenue for the calendar year 2016 was more than $4.7 million. In 2017, the columbus oh dump truck company brought in less than $16,600 in contracting income. The company's creditors include the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for fines related to the Copper Lounge collapse and various insurance companies and other parties looking to recoup the losses they suffered as a result of the accident, including $4.8 million, according to KSFY, for property damage as well as claims of unknown amounts on behalf of the injured and deceased workers.
- Chapter 11 is usually reserved for companies that want to reorganize and to continue doing business, but Hultgren's attorneys said this would allow a faster distribution of what's left of the company's assets than Chapter 7 liquidation proceedings would. Hultgren's lawyers said the columbus oh dump truck company is out of business.
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OSHA fined Hultgren Construction a total of $200,628 for serious and willful violations related to the accident. The agency also fined labor staffing columbus oh dump truck company Command Center $114,075. Citations to both companies included those for allegedly failing to train workers in safety procedures, not providing adequate personal protective columbus oh dump trucks and unsafe use of scaffolding and ladders. Both companies have contested OSHA's fines and citations.
According to OSHA records, it still has an open case involving South Florida contractor Munilla Construction Management and the fatal Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse on March 15. Crews had just installed the bridge after building it offsite when it fell, crushing cars and people. The collapse killed six and left several others injured. The accident is still under investigation, but some reports indicate that there were cracks in the bridge before it was even put in place.
The Miami Herald is suing the Florida Department of Transportation to obtain documents related to the case. The federal government has asked a Leon County (Tallahassee, Florida) judge to delay any rulings in the case until it decides whether it will get involved, as the National Transportation Safety Board has argued that some of the requested documents are part of its investigation.