Several construction workers were still on the mend days after part of a bridge in Miami fell, as the site remained shut down amid an investigation.
The collapse happened Friday night at the Interstate 395 bridge when a gigantic piece fell to the ground, leaving six construction workers hospitalized.
When rescue crews arrived, they found that a cap beam, a heavy, horizontal beam that sits on top of a pillar to support the structure, was toppled, which threw those six workers about 30 feet.
After being thrown, one of those workers was trapped, Miami Fire Rescue officials said.
Out of the six workers who were injured, five were taken to the hospital as trauma alerts, and one was in stable condition.
Work on the bridge is one of the largest construction projects in the region but work has been halted by the Florida Department of Transportation while investigators look into the accident.
There’s no word yet on when construction on the site will resume.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration records show the project is a joint venture involving two construction companies, Archer Western and De Moya Group.
They have been cited two times in the past, both for exposing workers to dangerous areas. One was killed.
The companies paid about $75,000 in fines in connection to those incidents.
NBC6 has reached out to both companies for a statement.