The much-anticipated and much-troubled Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark is supposed to open in February, after several delays. The latest delay was a workplace injury to actor and dancer Chris Tierney. While workplace injuries are not uncommon for dancers, Tierney’s work place injury was extraordinary to say the least.
In a December, during a performance preview in front of a horrified audience, Tierney fell 30 feet when his safety harness failed. The fourth actor to be injured in the $65 million-dollar production, Tierney, dressed as Spider-Man, broke his skull, ribs and cracked three vertebrae.
Workplace Injury at 30 Feet Up
In an interview with NPR, Tierney recalled his workplace injury: “I do this pretend jump off the bridge, but I’m stopped by the tether. But this night it wasn’t tethered to the back of the stage. So when I went for it, I actually did jump off the bridge. I remember while I’m falling in that split second to make a turn fast just so I wouldn’t fall on my head. And I fell on my back. The cable that I’m attached with has 9,000 pounds of tension pressure. So the cable definitely didn’t snap. I was not tethered to the back of the stage. They didn’t attach me well enough. ”
Ouch!
Injuries that occur on the premises of your workplace, or when you are performing a job duty somewhere outside of your workplace, are commonly known as workplace injuries. There are many state and federal laws designed to protect employees from injuries and loss of wages resulting from thee types of injuries. In fact, the laws are so extensive, it is crucial to have the right advocate on your side who can represent your legal rights to the fullest extent of the law.
Consult a Workplace Injury Attorney
Chris Tierney has reportedly left a rehab hospital and is going home to heal. He won’t be in the cast for the opening of the show, but hopes to be back before it closes. If you were injured in the workplace, do you know what your rights are? You may be entitled to workplace injury compensation. Do you a have legal defense to fight for you?
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