October 2, 2023
HONOLULU (AP) — The Navy on Thursday issued written reprimands to three now-retired military officers for their roles in the spill of jet fuel into Pearl Harbor’s drinking water in 2021 but did not fire, suspend, dock the pay or …
July 13, 2018
Excessive speed caused a roller coaster to derail at a Florida boardwalk, according to a preliminary investigative summary released Tuesday. Two riders fell 34 feet (10 meters) when the front car of the Sand Blaster Roller Coaster was left dangling …
September 5, 2013
CSX Corp. says the derailment of two of its freight trains in the Mohawk Valley earlier this summer was caused by operator error. The Daily Gazette of Schenectady reports that CSX recently posted its internal investigation into the June 27 …
June 18, 2012
Michigan officials have found that the collapse of a 250-foot crane at the Kent County jail in February was caused by operator error. The Grand Rapids Press and WOOD-TV report Friday the Michigan Occupational Safety Health Administration also proposed a …
November 30, 2011
A 4-year-old boy injured on a ride at the State Fair of Louisiana has been released from the hospital. Sheldon “SJ” Lewis, of Coushatta, was released Monday from LSU Hospital in Shreveport. LSU spokeswoman Meg Willett tells The Times that …
November 9, 2011
The State fire marshal blames operator error for an accident that injured a four year old boy last week at the Louisiana State Fair. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning held a news conference in Shreveport Monday to release details of …
May 20, 2011
Louisiana Fire Marshal Butch Browning says operator error caused a carnival ride accident that injured two teenagers in Greensburg last weekend. The two had been on a ride called “the Zipper” – described as a huge oval frame that spins …