Performer at Universal Studios Hollywood hospitalized after WaterWorld stunt accident

A performer at Universal Studios Hollywood remains hospitalized after a stunt accident on the set of the WaterWorld show. According to a Universal Studios Hollywood spokesperson, it happened during an afternoon performance on Monday. Initial calls reported a possible drowning. “Our thoughts are with him as he receives care,” said the spokesperson. “Details surrounding the [...]

BD2024-01-09T09:14:22+00:00January 25th, 2023|News|

Roller coaster derails at Brazilian amusement park, injuring 10 people

Ten people were injured after a roller coaster derailed in Fortaleza, Brazil, on Tuesday night Footage recorded by a woman who was injured showed the ride in the middle of its third lap as it was about to make a turn Authorities said the accident was sparked by a broken part in of the carts [...]

VD2023-04-13T15:41:44+01:00December 8th, 2022|News|

Oakwood: Park remains shut after rollercoaster incident

A witness at a Welsh theme park says screams were heard and rollercoaster carriages appeared "loose" in an incident that injured a man. Oakwood Theme Park, in Pembrokeshire, remains closed following the accident on its Treetops ride on Sunday. Dr Harriet Lloyd, from Carmarthen, was waiting for her husband and son, who were on the [...]

VD2023-04-13T15:58:36+01:00November 29th, 2022|News|

Tensioned Wired Grid Standard comments closed and other draft standards still open for review on ESTA website

Four draft standards are available for public review and comment on the ESTA website at http://estalink.us/pr. The downloads are free. Please note the comment due dates, which are not all the same. The documents in public review are: BSR E1.76, Tensioned Wire Grids, covers the design and application criteria for wire-rope tension grids, including the [...]

VD2023-02-24T16:58:16+00:00November 22nd, 2022|News|

Post Malone bruised ribs after falling in stage elevator hole on stage

Rapper Post Malone bruised his ribs when he fell through a hole on stage during a performance in St. Louis over the weekend, his manager said. Post Malone, 27, whose real name is Austin Richard Post, was performing at the Enterprise Center downtown on Saturday when he fell mid-song. Video on social media appeared to [...]

VD2023-04-13T16:05:55+01:00October 18th, 2022|News|

Medusa festival: One killed as strong winds cause stage collapse in Spain

One man died and at least 40 others were injured when high winds caused parts of a stage to collapse at a festival in Spain early on Saturday. Footage showed some festivalgoers running in panic, while others are seen continuing to party at the event in Cullera, south of Valencia. The popular Medusa Festival of [...]

VD2022-09-16T11:10:19+01:00October 13th, 2022|News|

Giant video monitor collapses on Russian ice rink, injuring worker

A structural mishap led to the collapse of a video monitor at a Russian ice rink, injuring a worker. The incident took place on Monday at the Arena-2000 venue in Yaroslavl, a city in western Russia, northeast of Moscow. The venue is owned by the local hockey club, Lokomotiv, and according to one of the [...]

VD2022-10-04T12:04:18+01:00October 4th, 2022|News|

BLUMANO Launches in Germany

BLUMANO, engineering consultancy and advisers for safety and stage machinery design, is proud to announce its expansion with BLUMANO Deutschland. This base, located in the heart of Western Europe, will work closely with BLUMANO’s network of offices in Ireland, the UK, Italy, South Korea and the Netherlands. Laura van Haperen joins this progressive organisation and brings impressive [...]

VD2022-08-31T12:00:04+01:00September 2nd, 2022|News|

Artist dropped from prop helicopter during concert

Machine Gun Kelly noticeably stammered when the prop helicopter that flies him onto the stage at the start of his touring arena show experienced some turbulence on Sunday (July 3) in Detroit. The faux aircraft seemingly hit a bump on its pre-determined track and jostled the airborne entertainer as he performed high above the crowd. [...]

VD2022-08-04T13:58:06+01:00September 1st, 2022|News|

Explanation | Mirror concert mishap: the unanswered questions haunting Hong Kong’s biggest boy band

Mirror fans wait for answers on why giant TV screen broke free and crashed onto concert dancers Chief Executive John Lee orders special task force to investigate the incident in bid to prevent similar tragedies Tens of thousands of Mirror fans remain angry and upset several days after a massive video screen fell onto the [...]

VD2022-08-04T13:42:05+01:00August 25th, 2022|News|
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