两名佐治亚州的承包商在2021年10月的一场桥梁拆除崩溃中造成了近57,000美元的罚款，并提议将近57,000美元的罚款造成了罚款，造成了近57,000美元的罚款。

美国职业安全与健康管理局的调查成立佐治亚州塔克（Tucker）的佐治亚桥和混凝土有限责任公司和亚特兰大的B＆D混凝土切割公司未能进行适当的工程调查黄河毗邻佐治亚州卡温顿20号州际公路。

拆除84岁的四跨结构是由乔治亚桥和混凝土领导的310万美元替代项目的第一阶段

OSHA称，由于工作地点工作人员在10月19日下午削减混凝土区域时，一个超重的70英尺长的桥梁部分倒塌了，跌入了大约50英尺的河流。在崩溃期间，一个混凝土锯重1,700磅以上，受伤了一名33岁的B＆D员工, Demario Battle. A second B&D worker suffered injuries and was hospitalized.

OSHA调查人员发现，“公司人员没有确保制定程序，以防止结构性成员在拆除行动中受到过度压力。这种失败使员工跌倒并遭受危害。”

佐治亚桥和混凝土，以前称为Sunbelt Structures Inc.，获得了两个“严重”引用为了崩溃，另外两名因暴露了两名工作场地燃油泵的危害。OSHA提议对公司的罚款总计31,283美元。

B&D Concrete Cutting, formerly known as B&K Concrete Cutting, was issued two“严重”违规, with a proposed penalty of $25,669. The two companies have 15 business days from receipt of the citations and penalties to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA, or contest the findings before an independent commission.

代表B＆D的律师菲利普·西格尔（Philip Siegel）表示，该公司否认其违反了任何OSHA标准。该公司已提出通知以提出引用。Siegel说：“ B＆D按照行业标准安全地以良好和工人的方式进行了工作。”

佐治亚桥和混凝土没有立即回应置评请求。

桥替换就立即被停了下来r the incident to recover the submerged equipment and allow multiple investigations to get underway. According to GDOT, crews began returning to the site in mid-January. Completion is scheduled for late September.

This past March, the injured B&D worker filed a negligence lawsuit against the Georgia Bridge and Concrete foreman in charge of the project for allowing heavy machinery onto the structure after cuts had been made to the concrete face. The foreman has denied the allegations.