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Construction workers hurt in building collapse in Sandy Springs

Two workers were injured when a beam they were working on collapsed, sending them crashing 15-20 feet to the ground on May 15, 2014, in Sandy Springs. The men were working on a parking garage for a new hotel under construction on Crestline Drive when they were injured. The workers were transported to Grady Hospital. KENT D. JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM
Two workers were injured when a beam they were working on collapsed, sending them crashing 15-20 feet to the ground on May 15, 2014, in Sandy Springs. The men were working on a parking garage for a new hotel under construction on Crestline Drive when they were injured. The workers were transported to Grady Hospital. KENT D. JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM
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May 16, 2014

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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