Man Falls From Upper Concourse At PPG Paints Arena During Penguins Game

PITTSBURGH, PA — A man suffered life-threatening injuries after falling from the upper concourse at PPG Paints Arena during Monday night’s Penguins game against the St. Louis Blues, according to authorities.

Emergency personnel working at the arena were alerted around 7:15 p.m. by security staff about the man, who fell from the 200 level of the arena to the 100 level, striking a person in the suite level in the process, authorities said.

The man who fell was taken to a hospital and the person he hit was evaluated by paramedics at the scene, according to the Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety.

In a statement posted on social media, the Penguins said the team and the venue's manager were “closely monitoring the situation.”

“Our concerns remain with the individual and his family at this time,” the statement said.

Detectives are investigating the circumstances of the fall, according to the department.

The incident occurred two days after a man was critically injured after toppling from Acrisure Stadium's main scoreboard on Saturday night.

Arriving first responders learned from other personnel working in the stadium that the stadium employee had fallen about 50 feet from the main scoreboard to a mid-level catwalk area. Rescue medics and firefighters were able to reach the patient, stabilize him, and load him into a
Stokes basket, before lowering him to a waiting ambulance using a rope system.

The male suffered severe injuries mainly to his lower extremities.

In April at PNC Park, a Pirates fan fell from the 21-foot Clemente Wall and suffered a broken neck, clavicle and back.