tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916508821795914505.post261666912168281203..comments2024-01-18T19:49:19.692-06:00Comments on Theatre Safety Blog: Fall From Catwalk Kills Lighting TechnicianErich Friendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760903086007509856noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916508821795914505.post-10326627944033793772014-09-11T16:11:55.976-05:002014-09-11T16:11:55.976-05:00The Kravis Center did not have to pay dearly, real...The Kravis Center did not have to pay dearly, really nothing more than the $3500.00 OSHA fine. The family has been trying to endow a scholarship fund in his name, and nearly 5 years later still has not been able to. Campaigns have been set up however,<br />http://thefentonfoundation.wix.com/info<br />and<br />http://www.gofundme.com/RememberFenton<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916508821795914505.post-32714822572776905742009-12-26T21:16:20.196-06:002009-12-26T21:16:20.196-06:00This accident should never had happened. It is ...This accident should never had happened. It is the responsibility of the employer to provide fall protection equipment anytime employees are working in a hazardous area. Stagehands in San Francisco are routinely trained on the use of fall protection equpiment and rescue. We're also told never to put our lives in danger if an employer fails to provide fall protection equipment. We have that ability because stagehands in San Francisco are members of a union that will back us up if we decide that the work we're told to do is too dangerous. In this case, Andy didn't have anyone looking after him. He had an employer who failed to provide commonly used fall protection equipment as is required by federal law, and he didn't have a union that insisted on keeping a safe work environment. No show is worth the price Andy and his family paid. If the Kravis CFA was really concerned with Andy's safety, they would've provided a safety harness attached to a lifeline- a standard theatrical practice when electricians are climbing over box truss. It's easy for them to claim they cared about his safety after he falls. I hope that the Kravis CFA will pay dearly to Andy's family for this needless loss of fellow stagehand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com