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Workers hurt in collapse at Cincinnati casino site

Quick ReadFloor collapse at under-construction Cincinnati casino sends several workers to hospital

Photo credit: AP | Work continues near a collapse at the Horseshoe Casino under construction, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, in Cincinnati. Around a dozen workers have been taken to hospitals with minor injuries from the partial collapse. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)

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(AP) -- A floor collapsed into a V shape Friday at the construction site of a new Ohio casino, sending workers sliding to the ground, leaving one worker with serious injuries and hurting at least a dozen others.

The collapse occurred shortly before 8 a.m. as a crew was pouring a section of concrete floor at the Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati site, Steve Rosenthal, of co-developer Rock Gaming...

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