Willow Island: Revisited
April 27, 2008
Reports of the investigations into the Willow Island Disaster
Advertiser

Click to download the PDF files.

Investigation of Construction Failure of Reinforced Concrete Cooling Tower At Willow Island, West Virginia, by Center for Building Technology, National Engineering Laboratory, National Bureau of Standards.

  • Part 1 (0.8MB)
  • Part 2 (0.7MB)
  • Appendix A (1.2MB)
  • Appendix B (2.5MB)
  • Appendix C (0.7MB)

    • Governor's Commission on Willow Island: Report to the Governor and the Legislature (1MB)

    A Citizens Investigation of the Willow Island Scaffold Disaster (0.5MB)

    In the area
  • Whats is the most effective way to buy and sell locally?
  • Are you looking for a new job? Let us help.
  • There are more homes for sale or rent than you might think
  • A reliable car is not a far off as you might think.
    • Report a violation or offensive comment.
    [X] Close
    to report abuse.
    Advertisement - Your ad here
    It's been 30 years since the worst construction accident in U.S. history claimed 51 lives in Pleasants County. Look back on the disaster, the investigation and the people left behind.
    Read the first story in the series
    Watch an audio slideshow with historic photos
    Video: The disaster still felt, 30 years later
    Click here for more related multimedia
    Advertisement - Your ad here
    More Willow Island: Revisited
  • 30 years after disaster, OSHA staff smaller
  • 'It was gone': String of problems led to 51 deaths at Willow Island
  • 'Start praying that our dad's alive'
  • Willow Island: A personal reflection
  • Multimedia -- Willow Island: Revisited
    • Most Recent
  • On file: Nov. 13-20, 2009 48 min. ago
  • Mild fall causes W.Va. ski resort to delay opening 12:16 pm
  • Comeback: Historic church believes it has a future
  • 'Gruesome' slaying in SC
  • SC steams into semifinals
    • ROUTE 21 DINER
    ROUTE 21 DINER
    Route 21 Diner (formerly Shotguns) is a family owned and run country restaurant. We're open for ...
    in Food and Drink
    Quick Links »
    Entertainment
    Dining
    Shopping
    Info
    Most Popular
  • Man killed in his South Charleston home
  • Checking Ebanks' pulse
  • FSU official resigns after flap over football
  • WVU hoops heating up, Ollie and a fan survey
  • Mountaineer offense has been MIA
    • Most Commented
  • Blankenship, Kennedy Jr. to debate at UC (54 Comments)
  • WVU ranked No. 1 . . . in Big East's rudest fans (24 Comments)
  • Democrats unveil massive health care reform (23 Comments)
  • Morality: Right to health care (22 Comments)
  • Country singers band against coal mining (21 Comments)
    • Advertisement - Your ad here
    Inside wvgazette.com