Scroll down for updates, please. Oh no, not again. My buddy Elie sent me this link from CBC News. Radiohead's stage collapsed this afternoon — CBC News reports that a person is dead and at least 3 others are injured. Toronto Star is reporting that it's one dead and one injured critically. It's nice and [...]
Read More accident, death, disaster, portable stage, Radiohead, stage collapseI want to make sure that no one ever forgets these two images: Unfortunately, this horrible accident has claimed its seventh life, and now Meagan Toothman's family is donating her organs, perhaps later today. Here's another image not to forget: Rest in peace, Meagan. Thanks for donating your organs so that others may improve their [...]
Read More accidents, disasters, Governor Mitch Daniels, Indiana, Indiana OSHA, Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse, stage collapseA sixth person has been reported as dying from injuries sustained at the Sugarland concert at the Indiana State Fair this last week. From the AP Wire: INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Family members say a 22-year-old college student is the sixth person to die from injuries suffered when a stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair [...]
Read More collapse, disaster, Indiana State Fair, Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse, Mitch Daniels, stage collapseFolks, there are two images in all of the last year I will remember. This one: and this one: These two images go above all politics, all speculation about who was wrong, who was right, and who was there or not there. Mother Nature whipped our collective industry butts on this one, regardless of who [...]
Read More dead, disaster, Homeland Security, Indiana, Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse, Nathan Byrd, OSHA, stage collapseDon't forget this image, people: Don't forget this one, either: I'm overwhelmed with the awesome response that was given to the article from yesterday about the disaster at the Indiana State Fair at the Sugarland show. I've got my hands in as many places as I can right now to keep on top of this [...]
Read More accidents, disaster, IATSE local 30, Indiana State Fair, Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse, Nathan Byrd, stage collapse, Sugarland, truss collapse, weatherSorry folks, this video is the harsh reality of what happened in Indiana on Saturday at the Sugarland concert. Just be forewarned, it shows the rig collapsing onto people, and it's pretty real. What cannot, cannot, cannot be overlooked at the end of the video is the bunch of hands that came running to lift [...]
Read More accidents, disaster, IATSE local 30, Indiana State Fair, Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse, Nathan Byrd, stage collapse, Sugarland, truss collapse, weather