Notre Dame will pay a $42,000 fine for six safety violations, make an undisclosed contribution to a memorial for a student videographer who died at football practice and start a campaign on the hazards of scissor lifts as part of a settlement with the state of Indiana.
The details were announced Friday. Notre Dame had originally been fined $77,500 and the most serious charge against it was that it knowingly put its employees in an unsafe situation and failed to heed National Weather Service warnings on a day when wind speeds reached 53 mph.
The settlement reduces the charge from a knowing violation to a serious violation.
Declan Sullivan, a 20-year-old junior film student from Long Grove, Ill., died Oct. 27 after the hydraulic scissor lift he was on toppled over in high winds while he was filming football practice.
"Notre Dame has said multiple times publicly that it wants to ensure nothing like Declan's death occurs again on its watch, and that it wants to honor Declan's memory," state Labor Commissioner Lori Torres said. "We believe this unique agreement allows Notre Dame to live up to those statements, and it allows our agency to carry out its primary mission, which is to advance the safety of employees throughout the state."
The family of Sullivan later stated that they were pleased with the results of the settlement.
Notre Dame Football: Declan Sullivan Case Resolved
The tragic death of Declan Sullivan last fall has reached closure, as the State of Indiana has reached a settlement with the university:
The family of Sullivan later stated that they were pleased with the results of the settlement.
Jul 05 9:44a by Travis Miller