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Show .11. r - ; - , V M .1.,-- ' S8TOW-eW' yw of editorial freedom " &uTitarFS,'T halt Lake Clry, Ufah August 13, 1969 V- v.'--'x i . i ; f ' ; : ' . - - - . s , ' - . X ... ' , r , v A V ; - , i . 1 - A - - . . . . V ' ""'"""" '""' i mMt,.Mm um&tm ,m iWrtalMau, a...- ... 1ri , .... . ; pholo by Mike Nelion Investigation continues 8 deaths attributed to broken bolt Although a final report has not yet been made, blame for the Wednesday accident that took the lives of three workmen on campus seems to rest on a large eyebolt. The bolt, which along with three others had supported a scaffold 100 feet above the University's nearly-completed Sports and Special Events Arena, appears to have sheared off when too much stress was placed on it. The three men: 18-year-old Carl Peterson, 29-year-old Richard Jellinich and 40-year-old Buddy Watts, had almost finished their task of cleaning and repairing beams and installing acoustical tile when the accident occurred. An immediate investigation was ordered by Gov. Calvin Rampton's office and inspectors of the State Industrial Commission, State Building Board, University Uni-versity Security Department, contractors and insurance in-surance companies began a thorough investigation. The scaffolding was lowered to the ground in a four-hour operation on Thursday and has been dis mantled and placed in storage for further investigation. investi-gation. Carlyle F. Groning, chairman of the State Industrial In-dustrial Commission will submit a report of the finding of the investigation to Gov. Rampton. The findings include the fact that some supporting support-ing cross-members weren't secured. If these supports sup-ports had been bolted, there is the possibility the 4000-pound scaffold would have remained relatively horizontal when the eyebolt broke. In that event the three men might have been able to grab onto something and be saved. It is not quite clear whether the eyebolt broke first, causing the scaffold to tilt, or whether the scaffold collapsed, causing the eyebot to shear off. Completion plans for the 15,000 seat, $10.3 million facility were not greatly affected by the accident. All work except the installation of the acoustical ceiling tile went on during the investgation. University take-over date for the Sports complex is scheduled for October 15. |
