Vigo festival collapse in Spain injures hundreds

Hazard Type

Mechanical

Hazard Origin

Gravity and Stability

Hazard Consequences

Crushing

Phases

Operation

Injury

3 to 5 – Irreversible Injury
Above 10 – Reversible Injury

Working Role

Audience

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Date: 13 Aug 2018
Country: ESP
City: Vigo
Place: Vigo, Spain
Venue/Location: Vigo City
Show/Event: O Marisquiño City Festival
Industry: live-event

More than 300 people have been injured, five seriously, after a section of wooden platform collapsed at an urban sports and music festival.

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