OHIO STATE FAIR: Corrosion Caused Fatal Accident
Corrosion is being blamed for the deadly thrill ride accident at the Ohio State Fair last month.
One person was killed and several others were injured when a swinging pendulum-like ride broke off and sent riders flying through the air. An 18-year-old man was killed. The ride’s Dutch manufacturer is saying that excessive corrosion of a support beam likely caused the “catastrophic failure.” As a result of the accident, similar rides at other fairs around the country were shut down. (ABC News)
fASHO tHOUGHTS:
- Why wasn’t this noticed during the inspection?
- A lot of these fair rides make people nervous.
- There were 30,000 injuries associated with fair rides in 2016.
Source: Radio One / Don Juan Fasho
