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re: Deadly accident at Ohio State Fair caused by corrosion, says ride maker

Posted on 8/6/17 at 10:01 pm to
Posted by saint tiger225
San Diego
Member since Jan 2011
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Posted on 8/6/17 at 10:01 pm to
I read in a news article that the opening day of the fair was almost pushed back because they had a lot of rain the week prior to the fair opening, which caused some problems and delays during the setup of the rides. It quoted someone who is (or was) one of the heads of the fair saying that the opening wouldn't be delayed and that crews would be working around the clock, day and night until the start time of the fair and that they wouldn't push back the start date.

I'm wondering if this led to the rides not being properly inspected and them missing this corrosion, thus putting lives in danger. I'm guessing that's probably close to what happened and because of their dumbass negligence and greed, a good, young man who joined the military and seemingly had a good head on his shoulders lost his life and others got injured.
This post was edited on 8/6/17 at 10:04 pm
Posted by CaptainsWafer
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Posted on 8/6/17 at 10:02 pm to
IIRC at least 4 separate people signed off on this ride passing inspection.
Posted by BHM
Member since Jun 2012
3173 posts
Posted on 8/7/17 at 12:01 am to
quote:

I'm wondering if this led to the rides not being properly inspected and them missing this corrosion, thus putting lives in danger. 



The corrosion occurred over many years from what I read. It was occurring inside the beam which would be undetectable to the eye.


Some sort of nondestructive testing would have been the only way to determine if hidden corrosion was happening. Whether this testing should have been done or was done will be the focus.

No way can a person spend a hour or so and inspect a ride for any possible weakness.
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