Almost a year after eight aerial performers at Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus were seriously injured after they plummeted to the ground, the U.S. Department of Labor and the circus company’s owners agreed to a settlement that includes paying all fines and implementing new safety measures, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
On May 4 last year, eight acrobats were performing a “hair hang act,” where acrobats hang from long ponytails, when the carabiner holding them had failed. The performers fell 15 feet on top of a grou...
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