Construction workers hurt in building collapse in Sandy Springs
Two construction workers were injured Thursday afternoon in a partial building collapse in Sandy Springs.
The incident happened around 3 p.m. on on Crestline Drive at a hotel under construction, police said.
Sandy Springs police and firefighters responded to the scene.
The employees were working on the second level of a parking deck when the concrete underneath them collapsed and they fell 15 to 20 feet, Sgt. Ron Momon with Sandy Springs police told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The workers were transported to Grady Memorial Hospital.
Their injuries reportedly are minor to moderate, police told 95.5 FM and AM 750 News/Talk WSB.
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration will investigate, Momon said.
—Photographer Kent Johnson contributed to this report.
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