The massive blast at the Sandman Hotel rocked Downtown Fort Wort in January and sent 21 people to the hospital.
An OSHA inspector provided no notes, narrative, interviews or photos for the investigation and missed months of work for emergency surgery.
A Department of Labor spokesperson said another CSHO inspector would typically pick up the caseload for a worker who was out of the office. However, it appeared no additional investigator stepped in to examine the January 8 explosion at the Sandman Hotel. and ripped a hole through the historic building and the street in front of it. Among the hospitalized were at least two hotel employees, which triggered the OSHA investigation.
In a statement, the Department of Labor said"OSHA takes its job of ensuring proper investigations of workplace incidents very seriously." A spokesperson pledged to provide additional information as examined the"issue" with the OSHA probe. "We remain focused on our reopening efforts with the full clean-up and removal of debris throughout the building now completed. We have identified the locations that require repair or replacement and are anticipating receiving the detailed drawings this week," the statement said.
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