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Big Dig, Little Safety

Posted Thursday, July 27, 2006, at 8:05 PM ET
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Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff. A major Big Dig contractor.
Modern Continental Construction Co. This was the Big Dig contractor whose safety officer had flagged misgivings about the anchor bolts one year earlier, according to the Boston Globe.
Unsurprisingly for a project of this size, there was much worry about construction delays.

Posted Thursday, July 27, 2006, at 8:05 PM ET
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