A year after devastating fall, Ringling Bros. agrees to safety changes
A year after an accident that left nine employees seriously injured, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has agreed to improve safety for its workers, in a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor.
Horrified spectators in Providence, Rhode Island watched on May 4, 2014 as eight aerialists performing an act called a “Hair Hang” plunged more than 15 feet to the ground. The injured include an employee who was struck by the falling workers. It was later determined that the accident was caused by the failure of a carabiner used to support the aerialists.