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Company Fined $101,250 for Unsafe Carnival Rides

By Greg Jones (Senior Editor)

Wednesday, April 23, 2014 | 0

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health fined Butler Amusements Inc. $101,250 for operating rides that were missing key bolts and braces needed to provide structural support.Butler Amusements Inc., headquartered in Beaverton, Ore., operated a Ferris wheel and another ride called the “Flying Bobs” at the Big Fresno Fair in October. The Ferris wheel was missing all 12 bolts associated with support leg flanges, Cal-OSHA said, while the “Flying Bobs” was missing all of the lower cross bracing used for structural support.Butler Amusements voluntarily stoppe...

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