Ohio Deck Collapse with Injuries April 2015

[jar546]

More information on yet another recent deck collapse. They are starting to have a common thread with multiple people on the decks.

http://www.whio.com/news/news/local/8-cedarville-students-hurt-in-deck-collapse/nk6t2/#__federated=1

 

[JBI]

We should probably consolidate the 3 current threads on this topic into one... just saying...

 

[jar546]

I merged 2 of them that were about the same collapse. These 2 can stay separate. Thank you!!

 

[steveray]

15X20 deck by 40 psf= 12,000lbs....unless the kids were 750lbs a piece, they didn't overload it...And I want to see the video of a 750# guy playing ultimate frisbee....