- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Deadly accident at Ohio State Fair caused by corrosion, says ride maker
Posted on 8/6/17 at 10:12 pm to CaptainsWafer
Posted on 8/6/17 at 10:12 pm to CaptainsWafer
quote:Damn, I didn't see or hear that. Didn't read the link so don't know if it was mentioned.
IIRC at least 4 separate people signed off on this ride passing inspection.
I wonder if charges can be brought against people who signed off on the ride? Maybe some sort of manslaughter or negligent homicide/manslaughter (is that even a charge?
) or something. Not too familiar with what all those charges entail, just thinking about it. It just seems like bullshite for them to be inspecting rides and signing off on them with corrosion, which should be one of the easier things to spot, especially since it was deemed "excessive corrosion". If it was something difficult to spot or something out of their control, obviously I wouldn't say anything about the charges. But excessive corrosion? That seems like it should be easier to spot and the fact that they were rushing things to get it open leads me to believe maybe they weren't inspecting it properly, which seems like it would leave them open to have legal action taken against them.This post was edited on 8/6/17 at 10:17 pm
2
Posted on 8/6/17 at 10:18 pm to saint tiger225
quote:
I wonder if charges can be brought against people who signed off on the ride? Maybe some sort of manslaughter or negligent homicide/manslaughter (is that even a charge?
Anyone who signed off can and will be certainly sued in civil court. However, for criminal cases, it will take a bit more, but I still wouldn't be surprised to see a good number of people being listed as defendants.
Posted on 8/6/17 at 10:27 pm to saint tiger225
quote:
wonder if charges can be brought against people who signed off on the ride? Maybe some sort of manslaughter or negligent homicide/manslaughter (is that even a charge? ) or something. Not too familiar with what all those charges entail, just thinking about it. It just seems like bullshite for them to be inspecting rides and signing off on them with corrosion, which should be one of the easier things to spot, especially since it was deemed "excessive corrosion". If it was something difficult to spot or something out of their control, obviously I wouldn't say anything about the charges. But excessive corrosion? That seems like it should be easier to spot and the fact that they were rushing things to get it open leads me to believe maybe they weren't inspecting it properly, which seems like it would leave them open to have legal action taken against them.
Could go either way as you say, in the aviation world there have been numerous cases where a plane was inspected as required, and signed off as airworthy only to have the wings or some other critical structure fail afterwards. The investigation that followed would find corrosion that was not previously detected and that would lead to new and revised inspection procedures.
This post was edited on 8/6/17 at 10:28 pm
Page 1 of 1
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News