Three Injured In Crane Collapse At New Stadium

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Some unfortunate news hit the Dallas Cowboys organization today after a crane collapsed during the construction of the new billion-dollar stadium. According to CBS 11TV, three people are injured.

Cowboys spokesman Brett Daniels tells CBS 11 News the accident happened while workers were in the process of assembling the crane.  One of the cables being used to assemble the crane either broke or became disconnected. Arlington Fire Department Battalion Chief Bill McQuatters said it’s possible that a back support structure on the crane failed, but it’s too early to know for sure.  McQuatters says one of the people injured jumped off the crane to the ground and another was on the ground when he was injured.

None of the injuries appears to be life-threatening, according to the report. You can view aerials of the scene here.

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Oh, and Dan on a more serious note, I'd be interested to hear what the second biggest Cowboys blog in the world's take is on the recent death at the new stadium. Is there a reason you didn't write about it? I'm guessing you just felt it was already covered by the time you found out about it or something, but I thought I'd ask.

Several of your fans have said they thought they were funny in the past. But whatever. It's your site and if you don't want it I won't post them here. 

I'll post them over at Riggo's Rag instead. Any Cowboys fans who have a good sense of humor should make sure to keep an eye out for them because I think they are funny (though the most recent few have been less so).  And for the record I'll happily post stuff that skewers the Redskins too, as long as it's funny.  There just hasn't been much about the Redskins (except for the article about the Radio stations which I wrote myself).

Sorry Tulip, but I just don't find KissingSK's little skits that funny. It's not even entertaining; it is a bit childish and inane. I don't really want links to the crap here, to be honest, so I deleted that portion of your post. I am not an advertising site for a vacuous blog. It is not that I disagree with their content, I just don't think it is funny and its content is not to be posted on this site. Thanks.

Since Dan won't give this story any sort of press, I thought I'd add this.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/06/14/dallas.stadium.death.ap/index.html

I already told you. You're too late. It's done.

I'm bettin' someone will try it. Redskinsguy don't even think about it we know where you live!

Too late. My agents already planted the Jersey along with a patch of genuine RFK turf has already into the ground at the site of your stadium. I feel a little guilty now that there's all these accidents but I just wanted to curse the team on the field, not off! Honest!

If anyone trys to put a rivals team jersey underground in our new diggs.........shoot them on 1st sight!

Some guy got electrocuted and died while working on your stadium.  Just thought I'd mention it. I'm starting to believe the place really is cursed. For what it's worth, nobody wants to see people get hurt and killed and I hope that this sort of tragic accident is the last your stadium has to suffer through.  Details are on ESPN. :(

I brought that Crane down by doing pull-ups on it...the stadium should be named after me...Herschel Walker Field.  Without me Jerry couldn't have had his 15th facelift.

Two-lipp....already told u 1time....both Bushes are from New Hampshire ...like every1 else they wanted to move to TEXAS

Kind of crude and racist isn't it?

Speaking of hookers and coke, apparently Jerry had the same idea.

I dunno. I can live with an oil shortage. A beer shortage on the other hand would pretty much be my worst nightmare.

Not at $136 a barrell I won't!

They need to come up with a way to run a car on banana's and old beer

Delorean dreams...

It may be my city, but it was being run by a President from YOUR freaking state.

Soak your head in that Texas Tea! :)

RG, nobody can afford to go as your city screwed up the economy ;-)

Drill for that Texas Tea!!

Just kiddin' Jerry. The coke and hookers sound good though. SuperBowl tickets would be nice too. Come see me when you have them. I'm a pretty good crane operator if you need one. Better than that guy anyway.

Hookers, coke, and I wanna see Jerry put the pads back on and take a hit off the bong and then a hit from Roy on the 50 to kick things off in 09'. THEN I MIGHT buy a ticket. My stimulus check should cover it for 1 game. Maybe?

The Cowboys stadium could be offering free hookers and coke for all that it matters to any of us.  It's not like anyone here will be able to afford to go.

Rumor is, Cedrick Benson was driving, and Tony Gonzalez jumped 20 feet to safety! He really is Superman! 20 feet!

Pfffft. The Skins stadium is poo-poo campared to what we are building. pooooooooo-POOOOOOOOOO!

I'm glad nobody got hurt, but this is what happens when you build your stadium over the mouth of HELL itself.  When the walls start to bleed and the scoreboard reads: GET OUT!!! don't say I didn't warn you.

I hope Cedrick Benson wasnt driving the crane.