Ohio State Fair Incident, 2017
18-year-old Tyler Jarrell was killed in 2017 when the Fire Ball ride at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus, Ohio, experienced a glitch and started to fall apart. Jarrell and seven other passengers were thrown in the air. Three suffered critical injuries. When the ride operator on the ground saw what was happening, he hit the emergency stop button, which sent more people flying 30 feet in the air. Ironically, the ride had reportedly cleared an inspection that same day.