Items Tagged with 'roof failure'

A Missouri roofing contractor faces $290K in fines after an 18-year-old worker died from falling 22 feet while working on a commercial roof. Legal expert Trent Cotney shares what contractors should do in the event of a tragic accident.

At least 184 were killed and more than 150 injured after the roof of a packed nightclub in Santo Domingo collapsed during a concert, claiming the lives of former MLB players and officials.

A viral video shows the perils of overloading a roof, with experts calling it a "miracle" no one died from the accident.

Hurricane-force winds swept through Anchorage, Alaska, on Jan. 12, with gusts near 110 mph, causing structural failures, including part of a home's roof captured on video.

In Crystal Springs, Miss., an out-of-state roofer, just 31 years old, tragically fell 50 feet to his death while repairing a school roof; OSHA is investigating the incident.

A contractor accidentally drilled into the roof of NYC’s Queens-Midtown Tunnel, causing water to breach the southbound tube and leading to hours of traffic chaos during the US Open.

The under-construction SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., which will be home to TGL, a new indoor golf league, suffered a roof collapse due to a power failure, causing damage to the air-supported dome. 

A roof collapse at a middle school gymnasium in China's northwest province resulted in 11 fatalities, with construction work at the school being identified as the likely cause due to materials being stored on the roof, according to multiple media outlets.

The effect of high winds on roofs is a complex phenomenon, and inadequate wind uplift design is a common factor in roofing failures.