A production worker at Acrisure Stadium who fell from the scoreboard Saturday night suffered serious injuries.
Pittsburgh fire and EMS crews lowered a Stokes basket and rigged a rope system to reach the man who landed on a catwalk after falling about 50 feet, KDKA reported.
He was transported to a hospital in critical injuries.
"A crew member installing production equipment suffered a fall," according to a statement.
Witnesses who watched the rescue reported seeing many "Sunday Night Football" broadcast crew members.
Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.
