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Hard Rock engineer’s ‘serious,’ ‘willful’ violations led to hotel collapse, OSHA report says

BY JEFF ADELSON AND JERRY DICOLO | Staff writers

The engineering firm that worked on the Hard Rock Hotel did not properly design its beams and other load-bearing structures, leading to structural problems that may have contributed to its collapse in October, according to citations issued by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.