Circus Company Settles With OSHA for $24K After Fatal Tent Collapse

An event company that held a circus despite severe thunderstorm warnings, resulting in a fatal tent collapse, has settled a case with the federal work safety agency for $24,000. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Florida-based Walker International Events in February for 14 serious violations of workplace safety standards. Despite the weather forecast, Walker put on a circus in Lancaster, New Hampshire, on Aug. 3, 2015. A storm rolled in and the tent collapsed, killing a child and her father, and injuring dozens of others.  OSHA cited Walker for ignoring National We...