WEEK, WITH A WARM-UP ON THE WAY
BY WEDNESDAY.
BACK TO 85.
>> WE ARE REALLY, REALLY
SHOCKED.
I THINK THEY DO TAKE REALLY GOOD
CARE IN TRYING TO PREVENT THIS
KIND OF THING.
Scott: HEARTBREAK AND DISBELIEF
AFTER A RIDE AT THE OHIO STATE
FAIR MALFUNCTION, KILLING ONE
AND SENDING SEVEN OTHERS TO THE
HOSPITAL.
Anne Marie: INVESTIGATORS HAVE
LOOKED AT IT AND CLEARED THAT
RIDE THAT VERY DAY.
AND SO OF COURSE THAT HAD US
WONDERING, WHAT INVESTIGATORS
ARE DOING HERE IN INDIANA TO
MAKE SURE OUR FAMILIES ARE SAFE.
Scott: MARY MILLS JOINS US WITH
THAT ANSWER.
>> Reporter: THE STATE FAIR
OPENS A WEEK FROM TOMORROW.
WE ARE ON THE MIDWAY, A FEW
RIDES, INCLUDING THE CRAZY MOUSE
ARE ALREADY IN PLACE.
BEFORE IT OR THE OTHERS ARE
ALLOWED TO TAKE ON PASSENGERS
NEXT WEEK, THEY HAVE TO PASS A
VERY LENGTHY INSPECTION.
A WEEK BEFORE THE STATE FAIR
STARTS AND CREWS ARE BUSY
SETTING UP WITH SOME OF THE
LARGER RIDES MOVING IN.
BEFORE THE FAIR OPENS, EACH
RIDE, ALL 50 OR SO, WILL UNDERGO
TOP TO BOTTOM INSPECTION WITH
WHAT HAPPENED IN OHIO TOP OF
MIND.
>> I THINK THAT'S GOING TO
AFFECT ANYONE.
WE ARE ALL HUMAN AND IT AFFECTS
THE WAY WE APPROACH RIDING
RIGHTS, WE INSPECT RIDES, BUT
THE SAME THOROUGH JOB IN THE
PAST.
>> HOMELAND SECURITY WILL HAVE
ABOUT 14 INSPECTORS.
MAINTENANCE AND RECORDS, AND
THEN MAKING SURE EACH IS
OPERATING AS IT'S SUPPOSED TO.
>> THAT MEANS SPEED, OPERATION,
THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WORKS
IN THE WAY IT WAS INTENDED TO
WORK TO STOP THE RIDE QUICKLY.
>> INSPECTORS WILL CHECK
HARNESSES, GEARS, PLATFORM, NUTS
AND BOLTS.
AND YES, THEY WILL RIDE THE
RIDES.
AND IF THERE ARE ANY PROBLEMS,
IT HAS TO BE FIXED BEFORE IT
PASSES INSPECTION.
>> THE MORE COMMON SITUATION IS
WE MIGHT RESTRICT ONE PART FROM
BEING USED AND RIDDEN IN.
>> AS FOR NORTH AMERICAN MIDWAY,
THE OPERATOR THAT HAS RUN THE
MIDWAY HERE FOR 30 YEARS.
>> THEY HAVE A GOOD RECORD AS
FAR AS SAFETY IS CONCERNED.
THEY DO TAKE CARE OF ANY
VIOLATIONS THAT WE HAVE, FAIRLY
QUICKLY AS THEY CAN.
>> ERICKSON NOTES PERIODIC
INSPECTIONS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGHOUT THE FAIR.
>> WE HAVE SOMEONE ON-SITE, AT
LEAST ONE PERSON AT ALL TIMES,
AND IF WE GET ANY COMPLAINTS
THEY ARE CIRCULATING CONSTANTLY.
>> AND HE SAYS IF YOU ARE OUT
HERE AND YOU SEE SOMETHING YOU
ARE NOT SURE, DOES NOT SEEM
RIGHT, YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, BE
SURE TO TELL SOMEONE, REPORT IT,
BE IT THE RIDE OPERATOR, A
MANAGER OR SOMEONE HERE AT THE
FAIR SO THEY IN TURN CAN GET AN
INSPECTOR OUT HERE.
ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE RATHER
THAN SORRY.
ANNE, SCOTT.
Anne Marie: VERY GOOD NEWS, ALSO
IN WAKE OF THE TRAGEDY IN
COLUMBUS, OHIO.
Scott: SEARCHING THROUGH
INSPECTION RECORDS ON THE OHIO
RIDE JUST AS SOON AS OFFICES
OPENED THIS MORNING.
Anne Marie: IT CAME UP CLEAN FOR
THE RIDE YESTERDAY.
CLEAN INSPECTIONS AT THE
PREVIOUS FAIR THAT IT WAS AT.
THAT HAPPENED TO BE IN NEW
JERSEY.
>> A STRUCTURAL INSPECTION IN
OCTOBER SHOWED IT WAS OK.
THIS YEAR, ONLY THREE REPAIRS
HAVE BEEN NEEDED ON THE FIRE
BALL RIDE.
STATE FAIR MARSHAL HAS ORDERED
ALL THE RIDES IN OUR STATE TO BE
TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE.
>> FAIRS INS INDIANA,
CALIFORNIA, HAVE DONE THE SAME
THING.
IN THE PAST YEAR, A COUPLE OF
RIDE MALFUNCTIONS.
LAST MONTH, A 5-YEAR-OLD GIRL
WAS RUN OVER BY THE CLOWN AROUND
RIDE.
SHE WAS HURT BUT SURVIVED.
Scott: AND LAST SEPTEMBER, A
PIECE OF THE SCRAMBLER RIDE HIT
OFF, HIT A 17-YEAR-OLD BOY IN