LAWRENCEVILLE - The Tennessee company that designed the Snellville billboard that collapsed and killed three workers last August claims it did not contain any defects. <br>
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An attorney for the Thompson Engineering Group of Athens, Tennessee -- Tracy Wooden -- made the statement. It came after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Tuesday that the structural design of the billboard did not conform to steel industry requirements. <br>
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Wooden says the company provides an engineering plan for signs but does not make them. <br>
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OSHA also sent a letter to Phoenix Structures and Services, blaming the company for ``extensive flaws'' in the welding of the billboard. <br>
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Phoenix -- also of Athens, Tennessee -- could not be reached for comment. <br>
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OSHA's area director -- G.T. Breezley -- says he wants the billboard industry to check every sign made by Phoenix or designed by Thompson.
