Yeah, 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, SugarlandA 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 collapseIn 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, weatherSorry folks, this video is the harsh reality of what happened in Indiana on Saturday at the Sugarland concert. Just be forewarned, it shows the rig collapsing onto people, and it's pretty real. What cannot, cannot, cannot be overlooked at the end of the video is the bunch of hands that came running to lift [...]
Read More accidents, disaster, IATSE local 30, Indiana State Fair, Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse, Nathan Byrd, stage collapse, Sugarland, truss collapse, weather