Crew member electrocuted on Celine Dion’s Courage tour

Hazard Type

Electrical

Hazard Origin

Parts which have become live under fault conditions

Hazard Consequences

Electrocution due to indirect contact

Phases

Assembly

Injury

1 – Reversible Injury

Working Role

Local Crew

Date: 28 Sep 2019
Country: CAN
City: Montreal
Place: 1909 Av. des Canadiens-de-Montréal, Montréal, QC H3B 5E8, Canada
Venue/Location: Bell Centre
Show/Event: Courage World Tour
Industry: live-event

A crew member was electrocuted at the Bell Centre while climbing in the rigging 50 feet above her stage. He was thrown off the rigging, dislocating his shoulder, but was caught by a safety harness and survived.

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