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Indiana agency levies fines for stage collapse

02/08/2012

After concluding an investigation of the deadly August 2011 stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair, that state's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined three organizations involved in the incident.

The largest fine was assessed against Mid-America Sound Corporation, which was the company that built the stage, according to an Indiana OSHA press release. Mid-America faces a $63,000 penalty for violations related to engineering practices, worker supervision and risk assessment, according to the release.

Driver dies after horse trailer, semi collide

02/07/2012

A Chicago-based truck driver died in a February 4 collision on the Indiana Toll Road.

The incident occurred at about 12:30 a.m. near the Indiana town of Chesterton, according to the Chicago Tribune. Police told the Tribune that the trucker, a 50-year-old man from the Illinois community of Bridgeview, was driving in the westbound lanes of the Toll Road when his truck collided with a horse trailer that had become unattached from an eastbound Chevrolet Suburban and crossed the median.

Stiff sentence proposed for cruise ship captain

02/06/2012

Italian prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of more than 2,500 years for the captain of the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia, the Daily Mail reported.

In a closed court session in Florence on February 6, prosecutors reportedly proposed that the captain face a 15-year multiple manslaughter sentence, an additional 10 years for causing a disaster, and eight years for each Costa Concordia passenger who died or was abandoned when the captain left the ship during the evacuation, according to the source. Media reports have indicated that the captain grounded the Concordia by steering it too close to the shore, then abandoned ship while the disaster was still unfolding. Victims of the catastrophe may be pleased that prosecutors are seeking harsh penalties for the captain, but they may also want to confer with maritime lawyers who can advise them about their own options for legal redress.

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