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Six workers hospitalized after stage equipment falls at Ed Sheeran concert site
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Six workers hospitalized after stage equipment falls at Ed Sheeran concert site

From Večernji List · () Croatian

Translated from Croatian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Six workers were taken to local hospitals after stage equipment struck them during dismantling at Detroit’s Ford Field.
  • Two workers suffered serious injuries, while the other four remained in stable condition; no one faced life-threatening injuries.
  • Ford Field said it had opened a detailed investigation and was cooperating with authorities and the event’s production partners.

Six workers required medical treatment after heavy stage equipment fell during the dismantling of Ed Sheeran’s concert setup at Ford Field in Detroit. The accident happened after Sheeran’s August 29 performance, while members of the technical crew were heading on a break.

An accident with a forklift and injured people.

— Unidentified callerDescription of the emergency call recorded in fire department audio.

Fire department audio recorded a call for help at about 11 p.m. mentioning a forklift accident and injured people. According to Click on Detroit, the equipment hit workers near a ramp in a vehicle tunnel. One worker struck in the chest said everything happened “in a second.”

All six workers went to local hospitals. Two suffered serious injuries, while the other four were in stable condition. One injured worker said he spent the night in hospital and was discharged the following day.

In a second.

— Injured workerThe worker described how quickly the equipment struck the crew.

Ford Field confirmed that one of its employees was among those hurt. “We have launched a detailed investigation and are cooperating with the relevant authorities and the event’s production partners,” the stadium said in a statement. It added that it would not speculate about the cause of the accident while the investigation continued. Sheeran has not commented publicly on the incident.

We have launched a detailed investigation and are cooperating with the relevant authorities and the event’s production partners.

— Ford FieldStatement confirming the investigation and cooperation with authorities.
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Originally published by Večernji List in Croatian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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