Just like the remainder of this story, this isn't going to end well. So, the legal people for the band Sugarland have made some pretty sensational comments regarding claims made by the some of the people injured or killed in the collapse that took place at the Indiana State Fair during the summer of 2011. [...]
Read More Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse, legal, SugarlandUpdate 11:53am: audio of the news conference releasing the IOSHA report that happened Wednesday, February 8, 2012. heads up, it's a direct link to the .WMA file the State released. I'm a bit at odds with how to write this article because it is news, after all. Governor Daniels and his people from the State departments [...]
Read More Indiana OSHA, Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse, IOSHA, penalties, politics, safetyYeah, it's not any easier to see. Did you know that by law in the State of Indiana, the State cannot pay out more than five million dollars for one single tragedy, and it can pay no single victim more than $700,000?! Ah, legislation. If you can't solve a problem, screw the constituents and remove the State [...]
Read More collapse, disaster, IATSE, Indiana State Fair, Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse, Kenneth J. Allen, SugarlandSo, it's been a little while since we've had to see the images of the Indiana State Fair collapse during the Sugarland show on the grandstand. I want everybody to see some of these images again, I think the only way to freshly get it in your head is to see what happened. First this [...]
Read More accidents, disasters, IATSE, IATSE local 30, Indiana, Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse, weatherI want to make sure that no one ever forgets these two images: Unfortunately, this horrible accident has claimed its seventh life, and now Meagan Toothman's family is donating her organs, perhaps later today. Here's another image not to forget: Rest in peace, Meagan. Thanks for donating your organs so that others may improve their [...]
Read More accidents, disasters, Governor Mitch Daniels, Indiana, Indiana OSHA, Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse, stage collapseA sixth person has been reported as dying from injuries sustained at the Sugarland concert at the Indiana State Fair this last week. From the AP Wire: INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Family members say a 22-year-old college student is the sixth person to die from injuries suffered when a stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair [...]
Read More collapse, disaster, Indiana State Fair, Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse, Mitch Daniels, stage collapseFolks, there are two images in all of the last year I will remember. This one: and this one: These two images go above all politics, all speculation about who was wrong, who was right, and who was there or not there. Mother Nature whipped our collective industry butts on this one, regardless of who [...]
Read More dead, disaster, Homeland Security, Indiana, Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse, Nathan Byrd, OSHA, stage collapseUPDATE: I have received information on how to make donations to Nate Byrd's family. Send donations to: IATSE LOCAL 30 ATTN:NATHAN BYRD FAMILY (you MUST SPECIFY) 1407 EAST RIVERSIDE DRIVE INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46202-2037 Right now we have a task to do for our fallen brother's family in Indiana, everybody. Nathan Byrd was up in the truss [...]
Read More Cosmo Wilson, donations, help, IATSE, IATSE local 30, Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse, Nathan Byrd, Steve StoverIn the ongoing and expected to be long-winded and ongoing investigation of the Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse, the Indy Star has put out another article. This one has some interesting information in it about how Indiana Homeland Security feels about temporary outdoor stages. From the article at the Indy Star: Under Indiana Administrative Code, [...]
Read More accidents, incidents, Indiana Department of Homeland Security, Indiana Department of Labor, Indiana OSHA, Indiana State Fair, Indiana State Fair Stage CollapseDon't forget this image, people: Don't forget this one, either: I'm overwhelmed with the awesome response that was given to the article from yesterday about the disaster at the Indiana State Fair at the Sugarland show. I've got my hands in as many places as I can right now to keep on top of this [...]
Read More accidents, disaster, IATSE local 30, Indiana State Fair, Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse, Nathan Byrd, stage collapse, Sugarland, truss collapse, weather