Work resumes at Viceroy
SNOWMASS VILLAGE On Friday, work resumed at the Viceroy Snowmass in Base Village, the site of Tuesdays crane accident.Jim DAgostino, senior vice president of construction for Related WestPac, issued a back-to-work memo Thursday afternoon after meeting with officials from the projects primary contractor, CFC/PCL, as well as with inspectors from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), structural engineers from Monroe & Newell and engineers from Rocky Mountain Prestress.A small portion of the site will remain closed while the damaged crane is removed, along with any structural elements that have been recommended for removal.OSHA was at the site Tuesday and Wednesday conducting an initial investigation. The agency has up to six months to issue its report.The one worker who was injured in Tuesdays accident continues to improve, officials said. He was moved to a regular hospital room Thursday and was up and around, and hungry, according to Related WestPac spokesman Steve Alldredge.

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