L&I will look only at the procedures used in the demolition of the roof, not at the entire project. But that may still slow up the project, as the western portion of the roof is still standing.

Lee Keller, spokesperson for Turner, says there won't be a delay and the roof should come down the final week of December. However, Kellyer did say it's "fair to say that we are not moving forward until everyone is comfortable and approves the plan."

To get the job done, a new crane must come in, but no determination has yet been made on when that will be, Keller says. For work to continue on that portion of the demolition, L&I "would need to be OK with the process they were using," Castro adds.

Castro says the new crane certification program has found some "horrendous" cranes in use in the state, largely in the Spokane area from companies based in Idaho. However, overall, even with its handful of minor violations, "[Ness is] considered a reputable player in the construction industry and are a big outfit with a lot of cranes," Castro says.

In 2006, Ness was involved in a crane accident that killed one person in Bellevue, Wash. The state's findings on that case faulted the base of the crane that an engineering firm designed, not the crane itself. Litigation in that case also pointed to ">flawed procedures that contractors used to erect the crane.

As all parties with a stake in the project evaluate the Husky Stadium demolition plan, Richard Teddy, Turner's project manager, told Seattle media it was prudent to take a time-out to reevaluate. Keller calls it a "real-time situation" that could provide changes to the demolition schedule.