p) Ominisw'of?abour
.- a . era?a . ivis?on
1/ . OHfa NO Seaml?gegieni

DOWNSVIEW PARK

STAGE COLLAPSE

INCIDENT REPORT

NAl?rfE OF CONSTRUCTOR: Live Natian
DATE OF EWNT: Satarday June 16, 2812
LOCATION OF EVENT: Dawnsview Park,3? Carl Hall Road, Tammi}, 0N. M314. 2N6

NAME OF DECEASED WORKER: i ..

  

NMIE 0F INJURED wemzzs: 

CASE 03134FLMBESQ

OFFICER:

Je?? Lorne:

Occupational Heaith &'-Safety Insgector
Camden Health a: Safety Program
2235 b?dfand Avenue, Unit 1

Toronto, ONMIL 

416614-0669

MANAGER:

Holster

E?rogmn Manager

Constructian Beam: &.Safety Program
$001 'Yonge Street, Suite 1608
Toronto, ON MW: 033

64 502'?

 

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Ministry of Labour
Operations Division
if? Ontario cengramegion
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SWY: . 
DATA: - 4
WORKERS . 4
WORKPLACE PARTIES . 
OTHEEAGENCIES INVOLVED . 9.
EQUIPMENT DATA: . 11 .
WITNESSES: . - 13
WSHGAIION 
A DESCRIPTION OF EVENT: - - 21
B. COMPANY BACKGROUND . . . 39
commoNs . 44.
1). CONCLUSION . 
APPENDICES . 4 6

 

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;5 Ministry of'Labour
. Operations Division
VF onta no - Central Region

 

BRIEF SUMMARY:

On Saturday June 16, 2012, the Ministry of Labourarrivcd at Downsview Parklocat'ed- at; 35 Carl"
HallRoad, in the. City-of Toronto within the Frovince. of'Onta'riO to inVest'igate a stage collapse-
that was constructed for a music concert.

The owner, Downsviow Park had leased an area of the parkto Live Nation to hold a. music
concert for the band Radiohead. During the. stage .set?'up, the roof system. collapsed downwards
onto tho main stage area. One worker Was deceased ?on scene, one Worker was
transported to hospital with. criticalinjfories and tWoworkers weretrcatcd ens-cane and released.

This workpiace comes Within the scape of the Occupational Health and Safety-Act, 1990.33
de?ned under Seetion f1. The-project require? noti?cation as. per conditions set out in Ontario
Regulation 213/91. Section .6, and these: requirements were not compiied withprior to the
incident.

There were multiple and video footage relating to thestagoco?apse.

 

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Ministry of Labour

 

Operations Bivisicn
0? Ontario 
INVESTIGATION DATA:

DECEASED. WORKER DATA:

 

 

Job'Ti?e:
Emplaycr:

 

Nature of. Injuries:

 

FATALITY DATA:

Date of Death: Samrday'luue 2012

Eoca?on: Downsiview Park. 35 Carl-H2111 Road, Tammi), ON

Beam Pronounced by: Dr. Petrosoniak and'Dr.? Wholsray of 312.1631 hours,
Hospital Address: .2073. Bayview Avenue, Tommi}: 0N M4N 3M5

I Tel?phone Number: 416480-6180

Inquest to be Heid: No

 

 

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Min?i?tx'yi of Labcur

F5 Operati as 
12F Ontario oenu?aeg??i??

 

mm!) WOIUCER DATA:

 

Job Title: [8.21]
Employer: Radisheadilnc.

 
  

 

 

 

DUMB:

 

Job T3116:
Empley?l?i .. . 

 

 

Nature of Injuries:-
[8.21]

 

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Minish'y of Labour

 

Opera??ns Divisinn
if" Ontario
WORKPLACE. 

Owner:

Pare Downsview Park 1111:.-
35 Carl Hall. Road, Tomnm, ON MSK 21816
416-952-2222

Constructor:

Live-Nation -
909 Lake Shore. Wast, Inmate, ON 313
41 63796444

Live: Nation Supervisar:

Ken. Brault

 

Show Talent:

Radiohead -- Ticker Tape Tearing LLP

41 Great Per?and Street,- Lendon, WIW 
+44 7788580800

Radiohead Supervisor:-

    

Richard John Young

CatapultProduc?ans. Ltd. (Seif-cmployed)

 

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Ministry of Labour
Opera?ons Division
Z5 Onta ri 0 Centre: Region-
Employers:
I'OpteXISIaging Services Inc.

276. Heme: Avenue, 0N M32 3A9
1416-2536000

.Optex Staging Service-51121:. Supervisors

Lmdsay Nadine Stage Supervisor

 

 

Isl-33cc Staffing. Solutions 

2 Berkeley Streeg Toronto, ON MSA 413
41665342560

Nasco Sta??mg Solutiens Supervisor

Gary Rothenberger 

 

 

Christie Lites .

 

 

Midnite Hour Productions 
15 Queen, Unit #107, Tammi}, ON M82 6C1
416-2593 509

 

 

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Ontario

Ministry" of Labour
Operations Divisicn

C-enirai Ragian

 

Engineering Consultants:

(3911561166011 Control Inc. 
70 Haist AVenue-i, Wocdbridge, ON L4L 5V4
905?856?1438

Construction (3011601 Inc. Professiom} Engineer

001113111": Cughan

 

 

Suppliers:

S'cafom Canada Inc.
19 Delta Park Boulevard, Brampton. ON L6T 5137
905?494-1703

 

Scaffeld Russ Dilwor'th 
362 Olivewood JRcad Etnbicoke 0N M82 227
416-231-1610

 

Et?nbicokc Limited
147 Rivalda Road, Westcn, ON M9M 2M7
416442-71 11

 

Alums. Enterprises Inc.
55 Costa Road, Toronto, ON, 1M8
903-669-5282

 

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w?
15' Ontario

Ministry of Lamar
Operations Division

Central Region

 

OTHER AGENCIES INVOLVED: I
Ontario Corener?s Office:

Of?ce of the Chief Ceraner

26 Grenville Street, Toronto, ON M7A 2G9
4166144000

?Coroner: Dr. Joel Russ 
Pathologist: Dr. Michael S. Pollanen

Coroner? 5. Investigation Statement. Number: 2012-7286
Autopsy Number: A 769,112

 

Police orce:

Tomato Police Services - 31 Division

40 Nor?nch Drive, Toronto, ON M3N 1X1
416-808-3100

Detective Larry Reba-Ham #793
DetectiVe Michelie . Little - #898 87

Police Report Number: 43-93-783

 

Ambulance:-

Toronto Emergency Services
4330 Du??erin Street, Teronto, 
4166924000

IncidentNumber: 12-6140272 .

Hospital Attended:

Health Sciences Centre

2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5
41 6480-6 100

 

 

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Ministry of Labour
Operations D?vision
Ontario .Centra! Region
Fire:

Toronto Fire Services 
4330- Dufferin Street, Toronto, ON MBH 5R9
416-838?9050

Incident RepoftNumber: F1-2065906

 

 

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Operations Division

(Zr) ontario Central Region

 

HIPMENT DATA:

The concert stage constructed at Downsview Park- for the Radiohead 1ch performance was
comprised of various scaffolding components known In the industry as ?System Scaffold This
type of scaffolding system allows for different sized con?gurations and set-ops due to wide
range of inter?changeable components. The main within the system. are the vertical
pieces known as ?standards,? horizontal pieces known as ?ledgers?, diagonal pieces known as
?hracing and the bottom support pieces known as ?base- plates (Binder 15,. Appendix 20 RE.
Ministry of Labour Request fer DocumentatiOn email. and Sure Lock attachments). The
suppliers ofthe system sca?'clding have. also develcped customized pieces that can be used
within their sca?clding systems to accommcdate the various uses required by industry The
system scaffolding components can be obserVed use Within industrial {estimtional
construction, and entertainment sectors.

The majority of the system sca?'olding'mmponents that were used within the cencert stage at
Downsview- Park. is owned by Live Nation who purchased the 2a 1996 ?om 0;)th
Staging Semces Inc as a compiete stage system set?up. The overall stage footprint was
approxirhately 15.8 feet :11 width, 76 feet 111 length and 52 feet 111 height. The overall. footprint-
included a 64 foot wide by 49 fontlong main stage desk area, side: and rear towers. that were
designedto provide thesupport system'for the-suspended roof "grid system.(Binder 
- (Molson Park Barrie Ontario Inc. May 2000)). -

The suspended roof grid system was part of the complete stage system set-up that was purchased
by Live Nation however it was not constructed of the system sca??clding components but a truss
system. The suspended rnofg'rid system was constructed of two primary trusses that ran parallel
to each other-and were connected by 13. secondary tmsses- (also known as chords). The reef grid
Syr'stena had varieus tube and clarep diagonal, herizoatal and vertical bracing components
required to be installed throughout the grid system for structural support. The overall roof grid
system was approximately 60 feet 111 width by 48 feet In length with a depth 0f 4 feet (Binder 6,
Appendix 11 2? 92- 4773-04 (truss and bracing arrangement and- Construction Control New


The grid system was smaller than the overall stage deck size so it could
be raised and lowered within the side" towers tc various heights. with the stages hoisting system.
The maximum height from the stage deck to the underside of the roof system was 37 feet The
roof grid system was hoisted by six separate electric winch motors. Three motors were spaced
throughout the left side rewer of the stage and three motors were spaced throughout the right side
tower of the stage (Binder 6 Appendix 4-Gn00?7285- 01 (Molson Park- Barrie, Ontario 
Construction Control Inc. - May 2000)). Each motor was anchored at the base: of the side. tower-
with a wire rope extending to the top of. the scaffolding. system tewer where it would travel 
threugh a two pulley system and connect to the roof grid system.

The two pulley system component was called a ?cathead beam.? The cathead' beam consisted of
two aluminum channels thathoesed the two pulleys that were spaced cut to allow the wire rope

 

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Operations Division

Ontario Central Reg-ion

to travel freely during the hoisting ofthe roof grid system (Binder 6 Appendix 1-1 4324773 03
(arrangement aad detaiis of head block assemhiy? Censt'ruc?on Control Nov 

 

In Order to support the cathead beam at the top of the scaffold side towers, customized
components called pick up truSses were manufactured so they could attach to? the stage? 3 side
tower vertical ?st?aadards? system sca?olding components. The pickup trusses consisted of two
horizontal pieces simiiar to a ?ledger? that were connected by diagonal and vertical members
Each cathead beam would rest and be su?pperted on two separate pickup trusses (Binder 6
Appendix 11. ~2~92e4773~03 (arrangemeataad details of head black assembly Construction
Control - Nov. The cathead beam-Would then. be secured to the piekup'truss with a cathead'
beam held down clamp to prevent movement.

Once the entire Stage seaffOlding System was setwup- including the. rigging of the suspended roof
grid system, the six eieetric Winch meters were wired to a control box to operate the hoisting of
the roof system When the roof'grid system Was hoisted to its required ?nal height the eiectne
winch motor system was by-passed, locked off and ready for use. The roof grid system was
designed so the various entertainers using the stage could bring in their save personalized
equipment and suspend it don: the roof grid system during their performance. The side and rear
towers were primarily used for supporting the. reef grid system. and. also aliewed for the various-
.entertainers to use the areas to place and stow- their additional stage- equipment-duringiheir
perfermances,

When LiveNation purchased the scaffolding components, the. stage system: was set up,? used-and
dismantled each year. at Maison Park, Barrie from 1996 to 2005. After theeloSing'of Maison
Park in 2005 the components were dismantled 'a'ndput into smraga until the me: of 2008.
During the summer of 2008 the stage was created. and used at Burl?s Creek,- Orillia for ages-em
called Jack Johnson. Upon cenelusionofthe Jack JehnSOn' event the: stage was dismantled and
returned to storage at Optex- Staging Services Inc- tattoos/outdoor facility. Live. Nader; 
remained the owner of the-Stage equipment but used Optex Staging Serviceslne. yard for
storage pmposes "as they could accommodate the?: numerous: stage. kit compoaents (Binder 1.,
Appendix 3 statement 0

 

 

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Minish?y of Labour

Op?ra?cns Divisien
Ontario - Central Region

 


Live Natio a:

Name: Kim Bravlt
Tciephone:


 
  
 

Job Title: Director 0f Production Central Canada
Employer: Live Nation

Language Spoken: English
Location of Service: As above

Invokemem Supervzsar we charge of site at time: incidant On Site at time 9f incidcat-
[s 21} 

  

Statement Takgn: Yes: Na: InterpreterR?quired: "Yes: [lNoz 

 

Radiohead:

N31116: Brian MiChacI Collins
Address; .

Telephone- f. -


 

Title: Rigger
Employer: Radiehead Inc.

Language Spoken: English
Lacation of Service: As above

   
 

"InvolvementStatement Taken: Yes: No: Interpreter Required: Yes: No: 

 

 

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 Ministry 9f Labaur

Operations {Division

Pr) onta riO Centzal Region

 

Name: Duncan P211111) Sm?

I
Telephone 
D. 0. 8.:

  

 

Job Title: Backline 
Employer: Self-employed

Language Spoken: English
Leea?on of Service: As above

 

Statement Take-11.: Yes: No: Interpreter Required: Yes: No: 

 

Name: Brian Alexander Wares
Ad?cess: 
Telephone:


  

.1011 Title: Stage Manager
Employer: ThursoEnterprises Ltd. selfuemployed

Language Spoken: English
Location of Service: As abave

Involvement: - -- --

Statement Taken: Yas: No: Interpret?r Required: Yes: a NO: 

 

 

 

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Minishy of Labour'-
Operjaticns Division
nta riO Centra! Regicn

Name: Richard John Yaung
TelephoneCell)
11(le .. . 

 

 

Job Title: Production. Manager
Employer: Catapult .Prdductions Ltd. self-employed

LanguageSpoken: English
Lacatizm of Service: As above

 

Involvement Suuervisor In charge 0f Radiohead workers; On site at. time "of incident [8 21 

21]

Statement Taken: Yes: statements interpreter Required: "Yes: 

 

 

Name: Jules Lodewg Grammars

 

Job Title: Rigger Head
Empleyer: Sam-employed

Language Spoken: EngliSh
Locaticn of Service: As above

 

Involvement: Headn'gger and communicate: regarding Radi'ohead plot plan.

  

Statement Taken: Yes: No: a Interpreter Required: Yes: No: 

 

 

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 Minisay GfLabcur'

Operations Division

Pr) Onta .. centre: Region

 

Opteix Staging. Services 11112.:

Name: Lmdsay Nadine 

 

Job Title: Supervisor
Employer: Optex Staging 1% Services Inc.

Language Spoken: Engiish
Location of Service: As above

Invalvementr Drafted initial stage mum layout and cammunicated wIth eaginee?rs for ?nal
drawings Supervzsor ofthe vanaus workers raquucd for the stage bt?ld. 011 site at time 0f

 
 

Statement Takeng Yes: ?two*statements IntarpreterRequired: Yes: 

 

Name:- Al ?Izzy? 611111011
Address: 
Telephone:
110.13.:

  

Job Title: Roof :md Rigging Supervisor-
Opt-?ax Staging?: Services. Inc.

Language Spoken: English-
Locaticnof Service: As above-

Involvement: Reef and Rigging Supemsor and communicator regarding Radiohcaci plot plan
011 site at time of incident -- - - 

 

StatementTaken: Yes: two statements Interpreter Required: Yes: [1 No: 

 

 

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yy.) . Minisa'y 9f Labour

Operatians- Divisien

Ontario cam; Regan

 

Name: Gary ?Slim? Alvm Huxley
Address:
Tel?phone:


  

Job Title: Ground Crew Supervisor 
Empleyer: Opts): Staging Services Inc.

Language Sp?ekm: Eng?sh
Locati'cn of Service: As abtwc

Invokement: Grcund Crew Supervisor to ovezseze and direct the delivery of the components for
the stage. and ti: assist with the stage build and roof buiid and rigging.

Statement Taken: Yes: No: Intewre?ter Required: Yes: No: 

 

Nascc Staf?ng Solutions:-

 
 

Namc: Gary Rothenbarger
Address: 
Telephene:
-

JobTitle: Supervisor 
Employer: Nasca Staf?ng Solutions

Language Spoken: English
Location of Service: As above

Inveivement: Directed the. Nasco Sta??ng workers to which employer and the supervisors :0
work for each day an the project.

StatementTaken: Yes: No: Interpreter Required: "Yes: No: 

 

 

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by) Ministry ofLabour
Operatiens Division

Ontario gem-mam

 

Name: Shannon Henry (Sagan
Telephaae:


  

Job Title: Head ClimbEr
Employer: Nasco Staf?ng Solutions

Language Spoken: Eng?sh
Location {if Smite: As above

Involvement Directed workers on sca??olding. set?up and within Stage: La?. tower

 
 

Statement Taken: Yes: Na: 5] InterpreterRequixed: Yes: ND: 

 

Name: Justin Michacl Lamcnce Tisdellc

Address: 
Telephone:


  

Job .Title: steel Climber:
Employer: Nasco Sta?ang: Solutions

Language: Spoken: English
Locaticn of Service: AS above

 

Involvement:

Statement Taken: Yes: No: Interpreter Required: Yes; No: 

 

 

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?5 Ministry cf Labour
i . Operations Biwisiea
pr onta ?0 Central Regicn

Name: Cody A Ilene

 

 

Job Title: Steel Climber
Employer: Nasser Staf?ng. Sel?utiens.

La?guage Spoken: English
Laeation of Service: As. abeve

 

Invelvg'meet:
[8.21]

Statement Taken; Yes: No: Interpreter Required: Yes: No: 

 

Censtructien Control Inc;

Name: Domemc Cughan
Address; 

  

Job Title: Professien?al Civil Engineer
Employer: Construction Control Inc:

Language Spoken: English
.Loeatien' '01? Service: As above-

Involvement: The Province of 0:1an Prefessional Engineer who signed. and sealgel the stage
drawmgs and premier! the ?nal stage impeenm repent. -. 

 

 
 

Statement Taken: Yes: No: Interpreter Required; Yes?: No: 

 

 

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 Ministry Of Labour
Operatiens. Division
Ontario eenmegm

 

 

Name: Altaf Gaf
Address: -- .. 
Telephene: I cells
9.0.3.: -.

  

30b Title: Professional: Civil Engineer
Employer: Emilio!" Inc.-

Language Spoken: English
Loeatien of Service: As abeve

Involvement: Assisted with the calcula?ons requzred for the additional bracmg of the secondary
trusses on the roofgnd systemStatement Taken: Yes: No: Interpreter Required: Yes: 

 

Others:

Name: Imam-Junior ?Jehnny? Shalvarov
Address: 
Telephone:

311.033.:

  

Job Title: Security.
Employer: LiveNatiOn

Language Spoken; English
Locatian Of Service: As above

 

Involvemetzt:

Statement Taken: Yes: No: [1 Interpreter Required: Yes: No: 

 

 

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 Ministry of Laheur

 

. Opexatioes Division
pr) 0 nta ri . Central Region

INVESTIGATION DETAILS:

DESCRIPTION OF EVENT:

Live Nation Ontario Concerts-GP, Inc. entered inte an. agreement with Ticker Tape Touring US,
LLP, that the music group Radiohead would perform a live outdoor. shew on Saturday June 16,
2012 at Downsview Park, in the City of Toronto within the Province of Ontario (Binder 6
Appendix '-ll Live Nation and 'l?iCket Tape, Tearing (Radiohead) contract);

Downsview Park is.a'231.5 acres) multimse- urban park that is open all year round
located at 35 Carl Hall Road, in theiCity "of Toronto. An agreement was. signed behweea Live
Nation Ontario Concerts GP Inc. aadParc Dewasview Park Inc. that. an'eutdoor live
performance. headlined byRadiohead would be held iathe. area within thapark known as the
North Terrace Events Centre (Binder. 5, Appendix 10 - EventLicence Agreement), This area
within the. park .lS approximately 5 5 hectare (13. 6 acres) in size. The North Terrance Event
Centre is an outdoer location and required a temporary stage be erected 011 site. to host the live .
perfoonance

Live Nat-ion currently Owns a temporary outdoor. concert-stage system comprised of various
sca??olding components known in the industry as; ?SystemSCa?'Cxld? (Binder 1, Appendix 34-? .
statement of This type of sca?olding system for of stage
con?gurations and set-ups due to; adderange- of inter-changeable sca?'oldingcompoaeats. -

 

Live Nation entered into a temporary Staging agreement with .Optcx-Staging '35.
Services Inc. that included design, delivery, installation, dismantling ofthe system Sea??ald Stage.
componeats and ensuring that Radiohead?s plot plan weuld ?t Live Na?ea? 5 stage system set-asp
{Binder 6 Appendix 11 Live Nation and Optex Staging Services Inc; Temporary Stage.
Agreement) The Radiohead plot plan Speci?cally outlined where. the band required its various
pieces of equipment to be attached to the stages roof grid system in order to deliver its live
performance. The agreement also included that Live Nation would provide'the ground
protection, fork lifts, electrical connections and the personnel required to construct the stage.

Live Nation and Optex Staging Services Inc. have worked on previous projects together where
temporary staging was required to be consducted for other performances and events

Optex Staging Services Inc. reviewed the stage 6135ng and Radiohead?s plot plan and
determined there were two primary issues raised by Optex Staging Services Inc The ?rst
issue raised was Radiohead required a minimum height from stage deck to the underside of the
roof grid system to be at least 45 feet and the stage kit owned by Live Nation could only
accommodate a height sf 3? feet (Binder 6, Appendix I 1. live Nation and-Ticket Tape Tearing
(Radiohead) contract). The second issue raised was the Live Nation: roof gird system required
engineering as the original loading design criteria: did notmeet the loading. arrangements
required by the Radiohead plot plan.

 

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ppm) Ministry of Labour
Operations Division
pr) ontarlo Central Region

The Radiohead plot plan is a mspeci?e layout of the band?s equipment designed for the? band to
deliver It's optimal live performance: for the viewing audience Radlohead provides their straight
plot plan, to each promoter to ensure that venue selected to 11031": the live performance can I
accommodate the size and weights of tho sosoended equipment The approximate weight of the
Radiohead plot plan was approximaiely 66 ?26 pounds (Binder 7 Appendtx Rigging
A v5.1pdf)

 

The Radiohead plot plan eddsists of seven suspended trusses (Binder 4 Appendix 6- SnSpended
Tmsses Memher Nomenclature Thornton Tomasetti):

Video screen truss-~? Bloc

Lighting truss - Red

Downstage automation video: monitor "truss..?- Purple .
Upstage' automation: vi deo? monitor {rods Green-
Bottle wall truss-n Orange

Versatuhe- Yellow

Sod goodfback drape truss 



Optex Staging Services. Inc. contracted Inc. to ensurethe issues: raised
during the. review process could be addressed and thatthe LiveNation Stage add roof system I
could be used for the Radiohead liVe? The primary contact person during the design
drawing process from Construction Connol Inc. was their Professional Engineer, Domenic
Gugliari (Binder 1 Appendix 3? statement of-EI- Optex Staging and Services
Inc. and Construction Control Inc. have worked and designed on previous tempomy stages to be
constructed for. other performances and events.

Omen-Staging d: Servicesinc. addressed the?rdtissne'that Live.
Na?ons stagekit to be increased ?rom- 37 feet to 45 feet from stage deck to
Imdersida of ?the roof grid system. used previous concert-stagedrawingsand
layouts "to generatertoCAD drawings for the Radichead concert stage. The drawings were
generated by to. speed up the design process and save Optex-Staging 82: Services
Inc money since each system sca?old stage set up is similar and the system scaffolding
components? dllow for different sized con?guratiOns (Binder 1 ,Appendix statement of

The initial stage drawings were sent via email on May 13 291?.
to Constructlon Control Inc. outlining what was required to be done with the drawings (Binder- 9, 
Appendix 14 Downsviewfradio head email May 13 2012 Were various
emails and meetings that took place. between Optex Staging Services Inc and 
Control Inc until a ?nal stage size and layout was determmed. The original Live Natldn stage
kit "components "would. Istill. be used however additional system scaffolding components Would be
required. 3- determined that order to achieve the ?nal stage height of 45 feet
additional system scaffolding components were to be supplied by Optex Staging Services Inc
and rented from Scaffold Russ Dilworth and Scafom Canada Inc .. 2- generated a.
packing list for the cOmponents required for the? stage build that were owned by Live Nation,
Optcx Staging and ServiCes and the extra stage materials required'to be rented so the items could
be delivered to Downsview Park 111 time for the stage construction (Binder 6, Appendix. 11 
Dewnsview Park Scaffolding Components Inventory List).

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

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OHta riO Central Region

 

To address the second issue'raised by Optex Staging 8: services lnc..regar_ding the? weight of 
Radiohead?s plot. plan to tie-suspended from Lise Nations roof grid system, an.- additional
computer analysis Was c?oodoCted by? Commotion Control Inc. Professional Engineers (Bindsr 9-,
Appendix 14 Re: FOLLOW UP email-? Juoo 7, 2612 - 112213111). The computer analysis and
engineering review by Consduction Control 11113., Professional Engineers determined that the
original Live Nation roof gnd- system Could still be used; however changes were required to be
made to the original Radiohead plot plan.

The changes were discussed. relating to plan for their performance. at
Dowsview Park. Emails. were exchanged? between Livo Nation?s Dixcotor of Production,

Central Canada Kenny Brault, Radiohoad 5' Production Manager Rioiilard Young, Radiohoad?s
Head Rigger Jules Grommet, Optex Staging Services President Dale Martin, Optox-z Staging 
Sbtvibes 11:11:. Supervisors Lindsay Sbipway, Al Gullioo and Construction Control 11111.,

Professional Engineer Domenic Cugliari relating to tho Issues raised and to ensure the optimal
layout for tho Radiohead plot plan, based on the: size of Live Nations ?xed roof grid size as
Radiohead?s straight plot plan would not work (Binder 6, Appendix 11 email communications 
regarding scaffoldmg). more; were ?ve changes agreed upon by all. the Workplace parties -


The ?rst change was to Live'Nation?s roof Additional bracing'wonld-bo required
throughozd the roof to support the weight of Radiohcad?s blot plan suspended
egoipmont (Binder 10, Appeodix 14 -haod calculations and four sketches by Altaf Gafoor P.
1311an order to identify which membors of the secondary truss required additional reinforcement:

(Paragraph 

The-secondchaogo was to the. Radiohoad straight truss layout which Was changed to a curved
son?guxatioo (Binder 6, Appendix 11 email communicationsrogarding scaffolding Subject:
Re: FW: Tomato layer stagoluno 15112 Radiohe'ad-m April 21, 2012 -, 6:3 8pm).

The third change- Was to the original locations of the Radiohoad basic curvad plot. plan 1211158115.
All of the trusses locatiooshad been moved between 50 centimetres and 2 metres- ?om the
original owed con?guration design locations to. accomodate the ?xed size of roof grid system
being erected at Downsview Park (Binder 1, Appendix 3 - statement of -

 

The fourth change. was the elimination of the soft? goodfbaek drape truss duo totbo Width oftho
stage that. also reduced the weight on the roof grid system by approximately 2,469 pounds
"(Binder 6, Appendix I 1 - email communications regarding scaffolding Subject: Re:
preliminary load analysis 1111166, 2012-. - 9:34pm).

The ?fth change was made to Versatobo Yellow 11115113111: to tho Woi'ght of the Radiohoad plot
plan a row of vol-samba lighting was removed from the bottom layer as it did-not affect the live
performance and it also reduced the weight oo-the roof grid systomby approximately 847 pounds
(Binder 1, Appendix 3.1- statomeot of .

 

 

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 Mtnistzy of Labour
Operations Division

Ohta riO Central Region

A ?nal set of seven professional engineered drawings were produced by Construction Control
Inc. and sent on June 8-, 2012, to Optex Stagmg Services Ina. for the stage to be constructed. at.
Downsview Park for the Radiohead live performance (Binder 101,.Appe21dix 14? Radio Head-
Concert stage email-m June 8 2012 - 10: seam) The seven dreadoge were;

 

4?6-8 12?41 39-01 (Radio Head Concert Stage Scaffold-Layout and Elevations. Construction
Control Inc Dated Jone 7, 2012)

(Radio Head Concert Stage Sea??old Typical Sections.?. Construction Coohol
lac ~Dated June 2012-)

4? (3-494 5654-01 (Arrangement and Details of Primary Truss and Pickaup Truss abneatxoo 
Stanford Engineering Limited-11113121, 1992)

4-Gv94-5654-02 (Arrangement and Details of Addzhooal Sections of Mary Tress 
Construction Control Aptil- 28, 1994)

4 6346654- {33 (Truss Fahdcatioo Details Elevations and Notes? Construction Control Inc. 
June 8, 2012)

4- 994665444 (Secondary Truss Loading Diagram for 60? 0? Ttuss~ Construction Control

Inc whine 8, 2012)

4-6 01~7570- 01 (ConcettStage- Details Construction Controllho. - June 2012)

011 Monday June .,11 .20. 12, Live anon 5: Ken" .Btault was on site to supervise; and. direct the
wotkglaoe parties that began arriving at the Downsview Park North Terrance Event Centre that;
Were contracted to scoop the. area, construct the stage and related Struemtes tequited for; the
Radiohead live performance. (Binder 1,.Appendix statement o-f

One of the workplace parties that. arrived on the. project was biased Sta?og Solutions? whom was
connected by Live Nation Canada Inc to provide the labour personnel required for setup of; the
area. and construetion of the. stage (Binder; 6, Appendix Live Nation and Naseo Staf?ng
Shlotioos Agreement) Due to site conditions, timing requirements and various phases of the
pro] eat, the Name Staff 11g Solutions workers would be. on stand-by and called into work when, 
required. by Live Nation-

Optex Staging. Services. Inc. supervisors were also on. site to measure and determine. the actual
stage location and start directing the construction. of the stage Lindsay Shipway was the
supervisor for the stage construction that included the main stage deck area, stage. left aad tight
towers (Binder 1 ,Appeodix 3~ statement 0 '3 Al Gullioo (aka Izzy) was
supervising the roofconstructioo and rigging of the roof structure (Binder 1,Appeodix 3 

Gary Hurley (aka Slim) was the ground crew chief. supervisor to
oversee and direct the delivery of the components for the stage and to. assist Ms. Shipway with
the stage coostructiOn and Mr Gullioa Iwi'th the roof construction and rigging (Binder 1,

 

 
 

 

Optex Staging Services Inc woldd determme the amount of workers required to construct the
stage each day and would communicate the numbers to Live. Nation. Live Nation would contact
Naseo Staf?ng Solutions to ensure that the comet number of workers aztived to the project each
day as required. Nasco Sta?'ng Solutions-workerswould. report to Optex Staging Services
Inc. Supervisor Lindsay Shipway at the project location and be assigned to work for One of the

 

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I I Ministry-of Labour
Operations. Division
Dr) OHtal' IO . Central: Region

 

three Optox Staging. Semces Inc. supervisors on, the project (Binder 1 Appendix 3 
Statement. of r-[Sg 21]

   

   

On the Tuesday John 12', 2.0.12, tho main stage dock-areas wore; completed and 3333-? -
moved onto the stage area to begin the: Constantino of the. roof grid. annotate Shall, While the

erection of the other structures, stage loft and right towers continued This process oontinuad
over tho. next. two days (Binder Appendix 3 statement -

  
 
 

On Thursday Juno I4 2612. Chastmciion. Control Inc 
attended Downsview Parks to ?meet on site With
construction and - computer program The computer pro gram showed tho loading
that would he appliod. on the socondairy trusses of the roof system [8.21] was
informed by - that he misinterpreted. the position of the bracing within. the- roof grid
structure and that it neodad; to he. removod and. installed council}! as pex- the drawings 4-6- 94-
5654-64 Secondary Truss Loading Diagam for 60 Tmss? Construction Inc -
Juno 3 2.612 {Binder 1 Appendix 3 of . - I. Late: in
the a?crnoon, an mail with. revised. loading requirements for the roof mm were son: from
21] . - 5- as they had proxious?ly discussed {Bindex9 Appendix 1.4 
xadiohoad grid :1ng email June; 14', .2012 3:14pm)

 

 

     

      

On rooming of Friday June 1,5 2012, at (the- of?ces. of Construction ContxOI Inn 

i: - . -- -- [821} 3 porfoxmod varidus calculations relating to the:
re?ned loading requirements on the. roof- (Bindoxs ll- 12 Appendix 14) On site at
Downsviow. Park, the stage I'o? and. right towers. inolnding. the". mini bracing. and hoist xigging
were completed. '3 21] had the roo?ftarp installed and raised the roof grid system to a.

oxking height of: approximately 5 feet the main stage area to adderside oftha roof grid
system (Binder 1 Appondix: 3 3113138th (if-m- 21]

    

   

  

In the afternoon on. 1'1de June .15 201.2, Construction Control Inc? .. .--
attended Domini? Park to meet. with and promos 21] a
modi?ed draping for. additional bracing ofthe secondary Russ chord #13 (Binder 1.2,Appondix
14? construction. Connol. Inn Bracing of Secondary Trusses". Drawing 

2; and his Workers began to install the additional bracing. as required via the drandng to
Chord #13. Construction. Control Inc. Walked the stage
structure as it Was. nearly complete so he could condos: a ?nal. ?eld review of tho. concert stage
(Binder 1 Appendix. 3 statement 33- 21] 

Upon completion of the additional bracing,? began his layout and rigging for the
hoist motors locations required to. he installed within the: roof grid system for. the. Radiohead plot
plan, Those hoist motors were required to be installed at very speci?c locations and-1n
accordance to the Radiohoad 1310: plan, so that the bands rigging crew could hang the live
performance equipment from the roof shrug-tine upon their arrival the following morning {Bindhr
6 Appendix I 1- Grid Load Drawing 1317} 4-: 23 The installation of the: required hoist
motors to tho secondary roof trusses within the roof grid structure: was being done. at Radiohaad?s
request to Live Nation as the band was playing a Show in Montreal the night before. The
Radiohead. rigging crows would not have enough time to do the: install themsolvcs upon their:

    

   

 

 

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 . Ministry of Labour

Qparations Division

Dr onta rio Centramegioo

anival at Downsviaw Park on thaday of the Show (Binder 6, Appomattll - amail
communications aegaxding Shh} act: Re; W: Tomato Iay'erstago' J2me 161312
Radiohead Aprilill, .2012 6:33pm).

 

The rigging ofthe hoist motors to the ?roof grid shaman continued into the evening hours on
Friday June 15," 2612. Dating this time, the employer called Christie-Lites whom manomtraci?
by Livo'Nation. to Connect the electrical distrihation system required to operato tho hoist motors
"and. other olocnical components Within the-stage for? tho-live arrived to begin their
contract'work (Binder 15, Appendix 16?? Rental Contract #699466. and 699187), The hoist-
motors and electrical diatzibntion. system.ware tasted, and L?s-tasted and deemed 
complete and the roof sitcoms: was road): to he raised ?om the 5 foot workia_- level to its ?nal
Show position height (Binds: 1, Appendix 3 smemant'Loff [8-21 -

 
  
 

   

The :oofrgridstruc?zra waszliftedto its ?nal Show p?sitionheight around 3:30 am Saturday June
16,. 2012. The approximate height- ?om main stage: deck-level to the underside of the. stage was
50 feet at the downszage position (audience side.) and 455 feat at the-upstage position (rear of stage
side). The. elevated. roof; level di??orence was thigned: to havosa slope so "that any-rain that may
08cm on; show day would drain'away along the roof tarp to the rear of the: stage. and not affect the
live perforz?oanca Upooraising the mafia its ?nal position, thahoist motor-system- was hy?

p'aasadJand looked ,fo (Binder 1,-Appendix 3. Memento [8.21] [8.211 

on. Sawday June-16;: 2012a: ?:32.3m, Gammo?on Inc.

[821 1 - sent his: ?nal in'spoc?hn report?yia email-100 tax Staging. 33 Sewic?s Inc.

. - (Binder 12, Appendix-
14 Dowasviow-Paxk? Stage email Jane 16,- 17: 32311:),

   

Tho-various other workplace parties started to arrive to complotothoir-?nai twig-required forth-o
Radihhoad-livo performance ?scheduled-for later in the day.- The: Radioheadl workers, under the
diroction of their ProductionManagar Ritzhaxd Yonng, ainVed. and at approximately
8:00am began to. unload .-and to the stage and roof sy?stm. Gptex 
Staging 6?5: Smiceslnc. and Mason Sta?ing Solutions were attaching their ?nal bracing. and
safety equipment. Control Inc, 53:3 - - - attended the
project as scheduledxto observe the roinforcing-ofthe Chord #13225: per Canstruction Control Inc.
Binding of- Secondary. Trusses (Binder 1,,App3ndix 3 - statements-
of [8.21] and [3.211).

  

     

Daring the rigging "and hoisting ofthe Radiohead plot plan-Wagon to the roof grid system,
Radiohaad?s Lighting -EI- callcd his . [3.21] .

to inform him that the Truss-#1 Video Screen - Blue had de?ected approximately 6 inches when
they were raising Truss #3 Domstage Automation Writer) Monitor Gwen (Binder 1,

. ppmdix 3 .. statement - {3.21} - ant-acted tax Staging a: S'orvioos
1:16.23" 8.21]? - -- -- to-ioform him of the de?ection [8.21] asked that . [3-21]
meet with him in the-?eld area to observe and discuss the-- do?'ectiona as: already
meeting with to observe a '2 inch de?ection-of Chord-#13 within the roof grid.
sYatem. [3.21] - etin the audience: ?eld to discuss and
observe the de?ections. Construction Central 1115.. - - - -- {8.21Case ID #o3134FLMazao Page 26 was

 

 

 

Ministry 0f Labour
Operations-Division

hr) ontario Carma-Region

contacted Via telephene regarding the de?ectieas and determined that the. de?ection was caused
by the ?slaekness of the joints in the truss. 2: .

 

  

trusses Were fully loaded. and no further ehservatidas of de?ectibhs talc place by 12 45pm and
?32? departed the preject ldcati'on

    

 

Upon the ?nal Ioading ofRadiohead plot plan trusses ande ipment wanted to
check the" suspended load we1ght on the roof grid system. 6% - assigned Nessa Staf?ng
Solh?eas -- - to observe the. readings 01:: the six. Billet: Dyeamometers
(Binder-16 Appendix 21} 33 ecalls the dyhamemete: readings fer four units were
12 ,008- pounds aad two Units were 13 0.08 peunds (Bidder 1.App;endix statement cf?

[3 21] 21] and 21] 

  

     

At. approximately 3:50pm. the. Ra?ohead workerswere on stage ?nishing their: Line Check
which was the technical veri?cation of inshumehts and midis-"system ?ae tuning (Binder'3,
Apgendix 5 lv?nistly deabour photo graph 

 

At tappmximately 3 55pm, Radiohea-.-. was called an his portable
radio that the bottom 0f Truss #6 Vhrsambew Yellew- which' 13 normally eleVated above the stage
deck hy 10 centimetres was new ?touching the stage deck - me: with-

21] -- and - behind the stage; to ebs?erve- the raofgzid
system and. did eat notice. any de?ection {Binder 9? Appendix 12.. Rear. Stage Photograph}
They travelled. onto the stage- area and upon arrival. observed that. Truss #6 Versatubew Yellew
was new elevated above the stage by 5 centimetres and so [anger touching the Stage deck.
was in?amed that a crew member had possibly raised the val-samba wall ush:g the
hand held electric remote convene: prici- to their amVal at: the stage - used the.
same remete controller to begin 1'6- raise" the versambe wall te the required height of 10
Centimetres fish: stage began in the aonhfeas: come: on the stage and
raised hoist meter LC084RD and measured the versamhe wall was .10 centimetres-
13mm the stage deck level. He immediately walked towards meter SIN 1313332 it: repeat
the raising and measuring process. As he looked towards the reofarea, he heard. Radioheads?

say it 13 moving again, then a lend noise happened
and the Bottle Wall Tmss:-~ Orange and Versatuheu Yellewl truss started to cell'apse dawnwards

towards the stage. (Binder 1 Appehdix 3.. statement af and 21] )ii-
21] ran e??stage left to the stairs and. - ran off the stage into the

      

 
 

  

audience ?eld.

 

and-

whe were in the scaffolding tower at stage left add ayproximately 30 feet high abeve

the stage heard the. noise. and called out to the workers below that the. reef system was falling

1,3 2?1 - and] - observed the workers on the stage dinning in various directions off the

stage left, stage ugh: and jumping from the stage towards the audience ?eld (Binder 1 Appendix
. - .. --.. . 21] The roof grid system coliapsed downwards

and tested an uneven position. between the stage left, stage right, rear wall and main deck level

{Binder 3, Appendix 5* ?Ministry of Labour photograph #17)

 

 

 

 

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 . Ministry of Labeur
Operations Division
OHtariO - Centrai Regien

 

A?er the. collapse, numerous workers ran back towards the imam dank stage level 111 search. of
others whe may have become. trapped 01' injured under the reef grid system each empleyez?
began a callback te Iacate the. whereabouts ef their workers and calls were also being- placed: h}
91 1.- Radiohead?s [?21 rehtmed t0 the stage through stage left and
(313331-de their .. -- ..-- . .. 
Iying on the stage deck underneath the eollapsed- reef grid saucmre - 
and- and continued in 0312. out for 

 
 
 

    

other workers that-may have been trapped under the roof grid system (Binder 1, Appendix 3 
Statement of

- [s21]

   

 

Radtehead
and a few other workers reentere'd the. collapsed stage area

eaeath video menitor #11 Which was. attached to miss #4 stage
automation video moniter truss green. The workers tried to li? the videe, monitor 0%
_but were unsuccessful due to the weight of the monitor and. trees system

 
 

Tomato Emergency Medical Services amved and took ever the scene (Binder 18 A eadix 3 1 
Incident Summary Report R123?1402izj Upoa amvmg at the Ioeatioh 

create Fire Services arrived and raised the videe screen using air hags
and slid ?"'fwm underneath the video screen (Binder 13, ?Appendix .Eaieraency
Inczdent Tet-auto Medical Seances aRached a. monitor te. 2.1] that

    
      
 

   
 

(Bihder 17. Appendtx 29? Coretta:- Lavestigatien Report), All other hemohael were 
for. and due ta the unknown stability of the cellapsed- stage and reef structure the emergency
personal services. withdrew from the. stage area The area was secured by Tomato Police

Services and the Minishy {if Labour was noti?ed (Binder Appendix 30.. Deemeace Report
#4393783)

    

Terehte Emergency Services transported Radzehead

Toronto Police Services. and Live Nation security perseanel set-up various perimeters around the
incident area and at the entrances to Domsview Park to 00312101 the traf?c and him away the

approximate 35 000 fans that were beginning to arrive for the sold out perfenhahee as the doors
were scheduled t0 apex} at 5: 00pm

 

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PF) Ministry or'Labour
Operations Division

onta I1 0 Centrai Region

 

At approximately 7:30 pm, Ministry of Jeff Lomer and Norm Radcliffe arrived -
at the incident location (Binder 2 Appendix ~Inspeciois Notes). Toronto Police Services
Detective Larry Rebellato 11 dated the Ministry of Labour of the incident details and provided
infooaadon. that-mazes still under the collapsed roof grid structure and Emergency
Personnel were awaiting con?rmation the stiucoire. was sound to 

 

At approximater 8 .30pm Ministry of Labour Inspector Chris Warwick (Binder 2 Appendix 4 
Inspectors Notes) and Professional Engineer Saeed Khorsand (Binder 4 Appendix wMinistry-
of- Lahoui Professional Engineering Report) arrived at the incident location Professional.
Engine-er Saeed KhozSand audited the collapsed roof grid system and determined the staee
structufe sound for emergency personnel to temporarily enter and extricate 21]
?-was extricate-d and transported from Dowasview Park. to the Coroner 
of Labour Manager Ian Ward (Binder 2 Appendix 4 Impectors Notes) and 
Engineer Robert Molina (Binder 4- Appendix Ministry ofLaboor Professional Engineering
Report) also arrived at the incident location,

    

At approximately 9: 30pm, Toronto Police Services released the scene to Ministry of Labour.
Toronto Police Services kept various of?cers at the incident location to keep the scene secured
Miaistry of Labour took over the scene and. issued a do not disturb requirement to Live. Nation
far. as; identi?ed area within the North Terrace Events Centre (Binder 1- Appendix 2 Field Visit
Live Nation complied with the requirement and set up additional scconty
personnel around the identi?ed area. Ministry of Labour inspectors began to collect statements
from witnesses to the collapse of the roof grid stiuchzre (Binder Appendix 3 statements).

The Ministry of Labour attended the incident location at Dowosview Park" over theses: several
weeks to continue collecting information and the stage was
being dismantled (Binder 1, Appendix '2 Field Visit Reports).

Observations were made that. the 'Dowosview Park stage did not collapse in enthety. The. stage 
scaffolding systems outer shell appeared to be mainly intact-with-the exception of. damage-to the
upper sections of stages system scaffolding components that included deformed or broken pieces
of standards, rosettes, lodgers, bracing, pick-up oases-sand cathead beams. There were loose
pieces of system scaffolding components located on or near the stage ground areas The damage
to the roof grid structure appeared to be caused when the roof grid sySIem collapsed and struck
the side and rear towers as it landed on the Radiohead plot plan trusses and stage equipment
Damage was also observed to the Radiohead plot plan trusses, stage equipment and main stage
decking areas (Binder Appendix 5 Ministry of Labour photographs #2-60, 63-34).

A requirement was issued to develop safe workprocedores to dismantle the stage and secure.
components heingiemoved for observations. The. Ministry of Labour and Live Nation provided
continuous communication, access for observations and cooperation wiihihe various engineer
and insurance ?nes that requested to be preseoton behalf of their clients dosing all phases of the
stage removal. The collapsed stage was completely dismantled and removed from the"
.Downsview Park - North Terrance Events Centre on ul?y 9,2012. There were stage components
stored in a warehouse facility located within Downsview'l?aik at 40 Carl Hall Road and secured

 

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 . Ministry ofLaboor
Operations-Division

>Onta r10 Central lRegioo

by Live Nation so further observations could be made by the Ministry of Labour workplace

parties the engineering and meme ?rms (Binder Appendix Inspectors Notes?v- Book
2012- 71 pagee 91-96 102-1091194212).

 

The Ministry of Labour carried away various items from the Downsv-iew Park stage cellapse area
for testing purposes The items were transported from 40 Carl Hall Road to 799 Isliogtoo 
Avenue in Toronto and secured in a locked container within the Toronto. Police Property Unit.
(Binder 4, Appendix 7 Ministry .oi?Laboor - Items? being attired for testing purposes inventory
list). The remaining equipment from. the Romanian: Park. Stage was released to their respective
dinners with a redidrement issued by the Ministry of Labour The requitement slated the
released equipment shall not be used pending testing and that a report be provided to the
Mnistry of Labour bearing the seal and 31 gnature of a professional engineer stating the
equipment is not likely to endanger a worker (Binder Appendix Milieu? of Labour Field
Visit).

The Ministry of Labour issued to the various workplace parties a requirement. to. provide all the
Stage drawings manufacturer 3 speci?cations load capacities and. installation instructions for the
various system scaffolding and rigging components ingralled widiin the stage syntax}; (Binder 
Appendix 2 Ministry of Labour Field Visits) The. Ministry of Labour. identi?ed six.
discrepancies when anditiogthe various Thedisorepaneim related-to- ?ve
items installed within the Downsview Park stage were not identical to. components outlined to be
installed as per the set of seven professional engineered drawings produced by. Construction
control. Inc. for the stage to, be constructed.

The ?rstzitem identi?ed was the pick-up trusses {Binder 3, Appendixs. - Ministry of Labour;
. photdgraph. The drawings indieatedthe pick-up trussesto be installed were to banana
overall. length. of I 0 Ifeet'with a three inch diameter by 0.21. inch thiekrtop, bottom, vertical and.
diagonal. chords (Binder 5, Appendix 1.0 4? (concert Stage Details .. Picks-op
Truss Detail - Construction Control Inc. - nae 8, 2012)). The pick-up. trusses-installed within
the Downsview. Park side towers. had an overall. lengihof'i'feet with an
approximate 1.9.2 diameter iaeh' top. andbottomschord and a 1.7 inch diam?eierivertijcal'and
diagonal chord (Binder 4 Appendix 8 Ministry of Labour Professional. Engineering Report 
6. 2 Engineering Drawing Discrepancies) The vertical ?and diagonal bracing pattem wimin the-
pick-up truss installed in the. Downsview Park. stage was a different pattern than outlined in ?(the
professzonal engineered drawmg provided. Optex Staging d; Servmes 
- - - - .. - -- . . . stated to the
of Labour 

I. No manufacturer .5 speCi?cations Were
provided for the pick-up .tmsses installed within the Stage at Downsview Park

 

 

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 . Ministry of Labour

'Operations. Division-

Ontario sewage

The second item identi?ed was the cat head beams (Binder 3, Appendix; 5 Ministry of Labour. 
photograph The drawings indicated the cat head beams to be installed were to have an
Overall length of 6 feet 6 inch, width of 5 5f 16 inches and height of 6 inches (Binder 5, .
Appendix 10? 4-6?0 147570-61 (Concert Stage Details?? Cathead Detail Construction Control
Inc. - June 8, 2012)) The cat head beams installed witlnn the Downevicw Park: stage: structure
had an overall length of 10 feet, width of 8??1/8 inches and height of 3. inches?. (Binder 4,
Appendix ?Ministry of Labour IProfessionr-il Engineering Report Molina Notes) .Optex
Staging Services 21] 

 

 
    
  

{8 11 ..
statements 0

  

. (unto-r], Ape ..
Construction Control Inc

  
   
 
  

. (Binder Appendlx 3 statement of
- -- .- No manufacturer sp'em?cations were provided for the cat head beams
installed within the stage at Downsvicw Park

The third item identi?ed was related to the installation of the cat. head'beam hold downs. The 
Construction Centre: Inc drawing Radio He'adCon?cert Stage Scaffold
Layout and Elevations indicated that the cathead assembly was to be attached as per
Construction Control. Inc 7570-01 Concert Stage. Details - June. 8, 2012. The Concert
Stage Details drawing was audited and there were no assembly details as indicated Information.
was collected that the cat. head beams were attached to the pick?up trusses with. two cat head
beam hold downs that were installed on opposite corners (Binder 1 statement of
Due: to a shortage of one cat head beam hold doWn, a- nylon strap was used as
a replacement to attach the cat head beam. to the pickup truss (Binder 3-, Appendix 5 Ministry
of Laboor photograph #44) There was no infonnatioe or provided on how to attach
the cat head beam to the pick-up truss There Were. no manufacturer 5 speci?cations. or
information for the cat head beam hold downs installed within the DownSview Far}: stage

  

The fourth item was the. two primary roof trussesi'n'stalled within the Downsvie?wPark roof grid
system had back to back channel top chords and bottom chords, square vertical and horizontal.
members (Binder 3, Appendix ?Ministry of Labour. photograph #5411316 professibnal
engineered drawings provided for the primary roof trusses. outlined the top and bottom chords
were to be square and the vertical and horizontal members were to be tubular (Binder 5,
Appendix 10 (AnaegMent and Detailsof'Prima'xy Trussand Pick-up Truss
Fabrication Stanford Engineering Limited July '21, 1992) and (Arrangement
and Details of Additional Sections of Primary Tress~ Control? April 28,1994?
The vertical and diagonal bracing pattern within the primary roof grid someone installed was a
different pattern than outlined in the professional engineered drawing provided

The. ?fth item was the bracing pattern installed on the top and bottom sections of. the Downsview
Park roof grid. system were in a diamond pattern (Binder Appendix Ministry of Labour
photograph The bracing pattern outlined to be installed as per the professional engineered

 

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by.) Ministty of Lancer.
OperatiOns- Division

Central Region

drawings provided for construction was in an. angled pattern (Binder 5 Appendix 10 4- 
5654434 (Secondary Tress Loading Diagram. for 60? Gig-T112133.? .Coostmetioa Control Inc.? Tone

 

 

The sixth item related to the locking pins installed within the. stage system between the Alamo
vertical scaffolding components called Standards; {Binder 15,_Appendix 20'? Sim: Lock Standard
and Looking Pins Sh'uctural Preperties). Observations were made by Ministry-of Labour
Professional Engineers S'aeed Khorsand and Robert Molina that there were standards In the
upper sections of the. soa?elding System m-th locking pins. installed and other areas without
looking pins. installed (Binder 4 Appendix 8- Ministry of Labour Professional Engineering
Report? R. Molina Pictures) There Were no manufacturer?s speci?cations or infoma'tien
provided for the locking pins installed. witl?n the Downsview Park stage

The. Ministry of Labour was not prot'ided all the doedmentation required. for the system
scaffolding and rigging components installed within the Downsview Park stage as required The
Ministry of Labour was provided information that Scafom Canada Scaffold Ross Dilworth
Ltd, Etohieoke Ironworks Limited. and Alamo Enterprises Inc. were either the suppliers,
manufacturers or original oneness of the system sca?'oldmg components installed within the:
Downsvien; Park Stage that the dementa?oa was. not available for. The Mittistry of Labour.
contacted these supplier's; mannfacturers and owners to provide. their manufacturers
Speci?Cations and installation procedures for their total. system sca?foldia?g and; rigging.
components histalled within the Downxvie?w Park stage.

Seafom Canada Inc (Binder 15 Appendix 13 ngsca?' Product manual Canada and Binder
15} and Scaffold Russ Dil?worth. (Appendix 19 O. S- Scaffold. Sharing. Supply Ltd.
Product Engineering Data) provided their monufaemrers speci?cations and installation
procedures for their total system sca?'olding components that they supplied. to he installed within
the Dowos?tdew Park stage.

The Minishy of Labour contacted and spoke with Etohieoke Ironworks Limited. President, John
Brasil and discussed the system sca??olding components and the observed markings thaewere
stamped on the foot pickup trusses installed Within the Domview Park stage Etohieoke Iron
Works Presideag. John Brasil and Plant Manager Neil Josephmet with the Ministry ref-Labour
and made observations of the system Scaffolding components pink-up trusses at the Toronto
Police Preperty Unit. Mr. Brasil and Mr. Joseph stated-?that due to. the stamped marking of
on the top and bottom chord on the pick?up hues, it was likely a customized component
that Etohieeke Iron "Works did manufaetme in. 1998?s but could not con?rm. Mr. Brasil stated
that Etohicoke. Iron Works. involvement with the pick?up was is that they Were either solely the
designers, the designer and manufactm'er or- sold the connection. points and another company
manufactured the rest of component Mr.- Brasil stated they did ?not supply any ofthe system
sea?oldin?g components required for the stage construction and did not have any documentation
available for the pielonp trusses installed within the stage (Binder 15, Appendix 19 - RE:

. Ministry of Labour-Email Addresses. Septembet?l}, 2012 email). Etobicoke Ironworks Limited
provided their current manufacturersspeoi?cations and installation procedures fer their total

 

 

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Ministry of Labour
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system scaffolding- components. and pick-up misses to the Ministry of Labour {Bindorl-S,
Appendix 19 EIW 268 memory stink). -

 

The Ministry of Lahooroontacted and spoke with Aluma Systems Inc. "Engineering Manager,
Ellie Milton and. disengage! the systemsoaffolding. components within the Downsview Park"
stage. Information was. provided'?'om Brand Energy 3.: Services Director of-
Corporate Risk and. Litigation, Deborah Pittet that certain assets such as the trade name: ?Alonzo"
were purchased in 2005 from Alums! Enterprises Inc. Mrs. P'ittet ?Stated that Albina "Inc.
and Brand Energy d: Infrastructure Services are not connected with the original company or their
manufactured products.- They: also informed the-Ministry ofLaboar that if there are components
with the brand name ?Aloma? gresentwithin the stage system that they have no knowledge on
how the components haVe: been used, stored and maintainedsinoo they were. sold. forzuse in the
1990?s. by the Other company (Binder '15, Appendix 20? a Re: Test of'C?omponents email and latter
(Nov .8, Brand Energy Services had theirManager'of Technical
S'swices Stephen. Wilson met ?with the .Minish'y of Labour and attend the Toronto Polite Property
Unit.- Ma. identi?ed thatoeztain standards, lodgers and bracing were? produc?edhyAluma
and in use Within the Park stage {Binder 1'53, Apgendix'?? Testof components
email and letters {Jan 7,2013 Lemar mm 4 12:19:: Scaffolde-unipntent Inspectionpdt).
Brand Energy Service's stated that? due to the" Alma Groupacqnisition and age.
oftho. componentsithat'the original manufacturer Speci?oations and installatiOnprocedores are
not available for the system scaffolding "were" installed: the Do?wnsviaw
Park stage. Brand Energy. ln?astrucmre Services provided-their current-manufacturers
speci?cations and in lotion procedures for theitt- Sure-Lock" systiem Scaffolding component?sto
the 'Wsw'ofLahom (Binder 15', Aypendix??). . 

There were six Dillon 'Dynantomotezs installodih?the. rigging System attached to the roof grid
structure "to-measure the load. heingapplied at each connocti?on point- (Binder 5 --.
Ministry of Labour There was no deementati'on provided ?at the units
as required by the of Labour. The Ministry offLahotrr contacted the manufacturer and
renewed variousinforznatim and: .doeumentation?om DillomlBt?eckhell Scales. Ptodoct manager,
Wayne Willie. relating to the dynamometers installed Within the: D'ownsview Park; stage (Binder .
MI. Willie provided information thatthe- maximum capacity reading on ?ve
of the six dynamometers installedwas 10,003 pounds and the remaining dynamometetmazdmum
capacity reading was 153000 pounds (Binder 16,. Appendix .21 -. RE: Dillon D'ynamometer email
page 5). Mr. Willie stated that thedynatnometers would not have provided accurate readings if

    
  

theloading exceeded the maximitm capacity oneaoh unit. recalled
that the dynamometer' readings for four units were 12,600 pounds on two units were 13,000

   
    

pounds (Binder 1, Appendix 3 statement of - .. . [321] . - The readings
on ?ve of the six Dillon Dynamometers woul 4 . ve prov: an incorrect oa capacity readings
while. installed on the project within the rigging system. attached to the roof grid someone.

The Ministry of Labour determined that testing. was required on the system scaffolding
components installed within the Bomttiew Park stage due: to the. missing. manufacturer
speci?cations and the observed damage toE the stages. upper tower sections (Binder 3, Appendix 5
Ministry of Labour photograph 23343-46). The Ministry of- Lahour met. with the various engineer
and insurance ?rms. that requested to be present on behalf of their clients and discussed the type

 

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of testing robe conducted (Binder Appendix 8' ~Ministry of Labour.-- Scope of'Work. Meeting 
Attendees). This was. to ensure that all parties shared. their client?s requests relating to the?: testing
of. the materials as the testing would be destructiw. and non-destructive The testingwas divided
into three'phases and was to determine "the. metallurgiCal. properties andload capacities, of. the 
system scaffolding components. . 

 

The ?rst phase of testing was conducted from February 11 ~13, 2013 at Acmeo?Mi'ssissauga
Laboratories located 2421 Drew Road, Mississauga in Ontario. The testing wasrfor metallurgical
testing to conduct failure analysis. The components used in the testing were ?omwithimhe
'Downsview. Park stage.- The Components testedfwere standards, rosettes, ledger, diagonal. brace,
pick-op "trusses. and eathead beams. A report-was generated and provided from Dr. Ehran Ulvan
containing. the testing results (Binder 16,;7Appendix 22 Factual Analysis Report women
Project 128430370). A USB memory stick of the raw testing. data was provided. to Live Nation
so. it could be distributed to the various engineer and insurance ?rms that requested to be. present
on behalf of their clients during this testing phase (Binder 16,- Appendix 22 Acuren USB-
memory stick (containing Factual Analysis. Report - Access Project. No: 

The second phase of testing was conducted on various dates in April 2013 at McMaster
University?s Applied Dynamics Laboratory located in Hamilton, Ontario. The testing. was to?
determine the load capacity .ofthe scaffolding-components by recreating aportion of theto'p
sections of the scaffolding system toreplieate 2103:? they were installed Within the Dowsview
Park "stage. Inorder- to?; complete this phase of testing, Scaffolding components-"were collected
?om three-sources. The ?rst source was the Ministry of. Labour required Optex Staging 
Services Inc-to produce four pickuup trusses, three eathead beamsiand six cat head-beam hold
downs. to the Ministry of Labomr for testing purposes (Binder 1, Appendix 2. -- Ministry of.
Labour Offsite Field Visit and The second source was to
utilize four pick-op trusses, one cat head beam. and three cat: head beam hold downs thatwere
from within the DownsviewPark stage (Binder 2;..Appeodix 4 - Inspe'ctors Notes Book 2013-
77,. page 110). The third source required the Ministry of'Laboor to purchase__total. system
scaffolding components from Aluma Systems Inc. (Binder 15, Appendix 4 Alma Systems Sale-
Quotation A report and eXtemal hard drive was provided from Dr._Ken-
Sivakumarau containing the Video footage and raw data (Binder 1.6,.Appeodix 23 McMaster
Test Results Report).

The third phase of testing was conducted on April 26, 2013 at McMaster University?s Applied
Dynamos Laboratory located in Hamilton, Ontario.- Ihe testing was to determine the hardness
properties of selected scaffolding components used in second phase of testings?o they could be
compared with the results here the soa??Ol'ding components used. in the ?rst phase of testing. A
laboratory report was emailed to this inspector With-the hardness testing results (Binder 16,
Appendix 22 Acureo Laboratory Report 13- 148 7).

Ministry of Labour Professional Engineers Saeed Kh'orsaod aodRobert' Molina audited the. three
phases of test results provided. The ?rstand- third: phases of testing conducted by .Acuren-
MisSisseuga Laboratories were compared. It was. con?rmed that the pick-up truss tested-from
within the Do'wosviiew-Park stage was similar to the picks-up trussesused in. the load capacity
testing atMcMaster University?s Applied Dynamics Laboratory minder 4,.Appendix 8 -

 

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.Ministry of Labour? Professional Engineering Report 6 4 Metallurgical Hardness Tests. at
McMaster University). 

 

MoMaster Uaiversity Ken Sivakumaraa determined the capacity of the pick~up truss. used
in the Dowasriew Park stage supporting the cathead beam at the. mid-span was about 83 I
kilooewtoos (19886 pounds)(Bioder 16, Appendix 23~ McMaster Test Results Report, page 
Mr. .Sivakomaraa concluded the failure mode of the load capacity testing can he described as
crushing of the truss top chord hollow Circular tubes due to the loads transferred through. the
cathead beam ?anges {Binder 16, Appendix 23 .McMaster Test. Results Report, page. 5 1)

Ministry of?Labour Professional Engineers Safecd Khorsaad and Robert Molina conducted an
audit of the various calculations relating to the total weights and loading. for. the stage and roof
grid structure. It Was determined that there Were ?ve calorilation discrepancies within the
professional engineered drawings produced by Construction Control Inc. - -- .

for thesystem scaffolding stage-to be constructed at Dowasview Park ahd
when. the weights from. the Radiohead?s plot plan were transferred to the roof grid stracoue.

 
 

 
 

The. first discrepancy was when the weights from the Radiohead?s plot plan were transferred to
the Downsview Park stage roof grid Optex Staging Services Inc [8.21]
received the Radiohead plot plan that outhned the speci?c locations required for
piecemeot of the hoist motors and exam weights to be socpcaded from those motors within
Dowosview Park- roof grid structure The overall suspended weight listed. on. the Radioth plot
plan was approximately 63-, 7-32 pounds When. the Radiohead plot plan weight was transferred.
by. - onto the Dowosview Park stage roof grid structure and provided to[ -
the; total weight was 68, 0112 pounds (Binder 10, Appendix 12 - ~radiohead grid email and
drawings (paragraph miscalculatcd approximately 3 6,60 pounds of weight
during the transfer. ofhoist- motors. onto- the roof grid Strucmre (Binder Appendix Ministry
of Labour Professional Engineering Report). Construction Control Inc, 21] .
21] calculated and performed all his calculations and computer. analysis based on.
an overall Radiohead plot plan weight of 69, 000 pounds for the roof grid system (Binder 9,
Appendix 14 21] 3 hand written calculations to determine the counterweight
requirements (paragraph 

  

  
 

 
 

   

 
 

The second discrepancy was in Construction Control Inc,
2 1] calculation with the overall weight of the suspended roof grid systemMmi

Labour. Professional Engineers Saeed Khorsaod and Robert Molina determined that

performed his calculations based on the suspended roof weight of the Radiohead. plot plea- of

60 ,000 pounds and did not include the roof grid self?weight, additional bracirrg ,tarp and hoist

motor rigging components which weighed approximately 12, 390 pounds (Binder. Appendix 6

Recorded weights during roof lift page 4) The overall weight. roof. grid weight calculated by

the Mnistry of Labour was approximately 76, 032 pounds that included the Radiohcad plot plan

of approximately 63 J32 pounds and I2, 306 pounds for the roof grid self~wezghb 

bracing, tarp, hoist motors rigging components 21] -- .

miscaicalated the overall weight of the Downsview Perl: stage roof grid by

approximately 16,032 pounds {Binder 4 Appendix 8 Ministry of Labour Professional

Engineering Report? Sclf~weight of Roof Structure).

  

 

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The third discrepancy zelated to the geometry of the loads and reactions being applied to the

.pickaun tosses and cathcad beams Ministry of- Labour Professional Engineers Saeed Khorsand
and Robert Molina audited the various dramgs and calculations provided for the Downsyiew
Park stage and determined there were no geometry calculations provided for" the
pick-up trusses and cathead beams installed Ministry of Labour Professional Engineers
calculated that on the roof grid side pick~up tress was greater than the rear piclo-np truss The
hand calculated weight being applied to the roof grid side" nick-up truss was approximately

20 ,2-75 pounds (Binder 4 Appendix 8e- Ministry of Labour ProfesSional Engineering Report 
6 -.3 3 Pick-up Twas) The computer analysis calcUlated weight being applied to the roof grid
side pick-up truss was approximately 20 ,834 noonds (Binder 4, Appendix 3 Mnisny of Labour
Professional Engineering Report 6 6 1 Computer Analysis}

The fourth diacrepancy related to the concrete ballasts inatalled within the Domview Park

stage. The Construction Control inc. drawings indicated there wereto be 16- clientele-ballasts
installed within the" stage (Binder 5, Appendix Construction Control Inc -
Radio Head Concert Stage Sca?'old Layout and Elevations and drawm 4wG~Sl2~4l39-02 

Radio Head Concert Stage Scaffold Typical Sectionscalculated that the concrete ballast was to weigh 3 ,750 polio . I wetg
approximately 60, 000 pounds (Binder 9 Appendix 14 -_m-1ajnd Written
calculations to deterrence the countemcig?ht requirements (paragraph MiniStry of Labour
Professional Engineers audited the counterweight calculations and determined. that - [3-2115
miscalculated the total Countemeight required; Ministry of Labour Professzonal Engineers
determined that approximately 76, 032 pounds. of concrete ballasts were.r_eqn1red and 22 concrete
ballasts weighing 03758 pounds should have been installed the roof system would not have been
stabilized correctly. Minisny of Labour Professional Engineers also calculated the size. of the 16
concrete ballasts installed within the stage and detennined that they did not weigh 60 000 neuritis
as required by - 21] Ministry of Labour. Professional Engineers determined the concrete -
ballast installed should have weighed apnroximately 2, 692 pounds and the overall Weight of
concrete ballasts installed Within the Downsview Park stage was approximately 43 ,072 pounds
{Binder 4, Appendix wMinisny of Labour Professional Engineering Report? 6 3. 2 Concrete
Ballast Design).

   
 
  

 

 

The fifth discrepancy also related. to the-installation of the concrete ballasts? within the
Downsvicw Park stage The drawings indicated that there were to be eight installed at the base
of stage left and eight to be installed at the base of stage right (Binder 5-, Appendix l0 -
Construction Control Inc Radio Head Concert Stage Scaffold Layout and
?Elevations and drawing 12-?4139?02 Radio Head. Concert Stage SeaffOld Typical
sections). Observations were made that the 16 ballasts were not installed conectly and did not
?mction as a counterweight?. There were 3 concrete ballasts observed. to be placed directly on the-
gronnd level and were not connected to any stage component (Binder. 4, Appendix 8. Ministry
of Labour Professional Engineering Report .. 6.3.2 Concrete Ballast Design). There were 13
concrete ballasts placed on'wood decking that. tested on the stages nonmetal double ledger
Components. The concrete ballasts were intended to act as counterweights as the double ledger
components were connected to the system scaffolding base collars rosettes but the base collars
had no device or locking pin. to connect to the semen] standard component. The concrete

 

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ballasts Installed at the base of the stage did not Motion as a counterweight system add there
were no installations instructions provMided

 

Ministry of Labour Professional Engineers Saeed Khorsand and Robert Mohna determined the
primary cause of the. Downsview Park stage collapse was clue to crushing of the pick-up trusses
top chord. The overall roof grid System weight of approximately 76 032 pounds that included
the grid self-wetght, tarp additional bracing, rigging and Radiohead 3 plot plan caused the
allowable unit. stresses of the pick-up trusses top chord material to be exceeded. The load being
applied to the pickup tress on. the roof grid side Was approximately 20 834 pounds and the pick-.-
up trusses failed during testing between 20,682 periods (Blade: 
Mioistry of Labour Professional Engineering Report 6.6.2 Probable 

The crushing was f'rrst observed on. the stage at approximately 3: 55pm, when Radiohead crew
members observed that the bottom- of Truss #6 Versatuhe? Yellow which rs normally elevated
above the stage deck by 10 centimetres was teaching. the stage deck (Binder 1, Appendix 3 
statement vow-and [8 21] . Ministry of Labour Professional Engineers
Saeed Khorsand and Robert Molina detennined that the. pick-up trusses were crushing and when
the Tress #6 Versambew Yellow started to touch the stage deck the load of the roof System
began to transfer throughout the stage and roof grid structure. When the Radiohead crew used
the remote condone: to raise the Versatahe wall to the. required height. of 10 centimetres from
stage level beginning'with hoist motor-6V9 SIN LC034RD, it reloaded of the
roof grid system back oato the crushed ptcloup mosses at the upstage left (north/east) corner of-
the stage causing a progressive collapse Within seconds the apstage left Collapsed
domwards pulling the top system scaffolding sections inwards towards the. main stage area
(Binder 1 Appendix 3 statement of - - - .The roof grid system caane to rest in an.
uneven position hemmed the stage Ie? stage right- rear tower wall and main deck level {Binder
3 Appendix 5 Ministry of Labour photograph #17418).

   

 

Ministry of LabourProfessionalEngineers Saeed 'Khorsand and RobertMoIina- determined a
contributing factor in-the-' progressive collapse was the failure to insert all leaking pins in the
connection points of thevertieal scaffolding-components known as standards: {Alum-a Binder 15,
Appendix 20. ~Sure Lock Locking Pin Properties). Booed. on their observations there.
Were. various standards inthe upper sections of the scaffolding system did not have. looking pins
installed (Binder 4, Appendix 8 Labour Professional Engineering Report). During
the third sca??ol'd test at McMaster University '3 Applied Dynamics Laboratory uplift Was
observed at the vertical standards connection points as there was no loclcitrsr gpins inserted duriog
the test (Binder 16 Appendix 23- McMaster Test Results Report, page Ministry of
Labour Prdfessiooal .Eogmeers determined that as. the pickup trusses were Crushing dowhWards
the standards lifted from its normal level position at the connection point that did not have the
locking pins inserted (Binder 4, Appendix 8 MmIStry of'Labour Professional Engineering
Report 6.5.1 Full Scale Tests).

Ministry of Labour Professional Engineers Saeed Fiber-sand and Robert Molina provided a report
of their ?ndings relating to the Dowusview Park stage collapse. The report outlined the primary
cause was crushing to the pickup trusses top chord "causing. a progreSsive collapse, the
contributing factors and the discrepancies found within the professiooal engineered drawings that

 

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were issued to construct the stage. (Binder- 4 Appendix 8w wMinistry of ?21me Professional
Engineering Report).

Ministry of Labour

 

All requirements issued by the Ministry of. Labour have not been complied with at time of this
report due to pending Independent Werkplace party investigations relating to ?che- Downsviaw
- ?ark stage collapse -

 

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B. COMPANY BACKGROUND:

Dawn'sview Park:

?Bownsview Park (French: .Parc Dowmiew) is a park in the community of Domsview in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada that ?rst was heme to de Havilland Canad'a, later- also a. Canadian
Forces Base It contains about 231 hootares (572-: acreS), of which more than 130 hectares
(320 acres) are earmarked for traditional parkland, recreational and cultural amenities. As the
mandate fer the park requires. that it be developed. on a Self-?nancing 
hectares (250. acres) are dedicated to opportunities that provide a revenue stream to ?nance the
communion, development. and management of DowaSvieW'Park as an integrated, sustainable
?community.

The property has been the site of several high- -pro?_le events, including two Papal visits by Pope
John Paul II, in 1984 (while stilt an. active military base) and 2002 (World Youth Day), as. Well as
the Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto concert in 2003 featuring The Rolling Stones, 
and many. others.- The Canadian music festival Edgefest- has also called. DownsvieW Park home
for the last We years.- with Linkin Park, Stone Temple Pilots, The Sam. Roberts Band Billy.
Talent, AFI Alexison?re and Metric performing. Bdgefest returned to the park 111 2011 and will.
be a featured event again in 2012,1116 Tragically Hip performed to a crowd. ofapproximater

30 0.00 on Canada Day 2011? (Binder Appendix. 1.0- co'mplete article: http://en Wildpedia. org.
fwiki/Domview _Park).

An Ontario: Corporate Pro?le Search Wasfcomplete'd and outlines Patio Downsview Parks-was 
registered on and has a pro?le number of-133544'6 (Binder 18, Appendix 34) A
search for previous orders issued by the Ministry of. Labour. was condueted and no results were
found .

Live Nation:

Live Nation is a live~events Company based in Beverly 'Hiils, Calimeia, focused on concert
promotions. Live Nation formed in 20.05 as a spin?off from Clear Channel Communications,
which then. merged with Tickehnaster. in 20.1.0 to become Live Nation Entertainment.

Live Nation "signs" artists as a "record predominantly takes the role of a promoter,
rather than "owner of music" The deal with U2 and Madonna for eXamp?le. does not include
copyright of the artists future Irecordings. The: 2007 deal signed with Jay-Z does include the
rapper 3 future recordings!? wL-ive Nation signed Colombian singer Shakira, Canadian hand
Niekelback and Mexican smger Luis Miguel. (Binder 6 Appendix 11-. complete article:


 

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(Zr) Ontario Central Region:

 

An Ontario Corporate Pro?le search was Completed and outlines that Live Nation Canada Inc
was registered July 1,2009 and has a pro?le number of 1800320 (Binder- .,18 Appendix 34). An
Ontario Corporate Pro?le search was completed and outlines that Live Na?c?n Ontario'- Concerts
GP, Inc was registered January 1,2011 and has a prof 1e number of 1839895 (Binder 18,
Appendix 34). A search for previous orders issued by the Ministry of Labour was cenducted and
results were ?lmed (Binder 18-, Appendix 

Radichead:

?Radiohead are aaEnglish rockband ?om Abixlgdon, Oxferdshire, formed in 1.985. The band -
consists of Thom Yorke (lead vocals, guitar, piano"), Jenny Greenwood (lead guitar, keyboards,
other insazmlents), Colin Greenwood (bass), Phil deay (dunes, percussien) and Ed O?Brien
(guitar, backingyocals). Radi'ohea'd released their debut single "Creep" ill-1992.

?Radiohead have sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, [33 with the band?s work being
placed highly 121 both listener polls and critics' lists, they have the distinction efdcing so in both
the 19903 and 20005 {415} In 2005,Radiol1ead were ranked number 73 121 12011ng Stone? 3 list of
"The Greatest Artists of All Time" While Jenny Greenwood and Ed O?Brien" were both. included
in Rolling Stone? .9. list of- greatest guitaxists and Thom Yorke their list 0f greatest singers In
2009, Railing Stoae readers voted the greup the second best artist ofthe 20083 (Binder 7,
Appendix 12 complete article: imp: Hen wikipediacrg/wiki/Radiohead).

An, Ontario Corporate Pro?le se?axch'Was Completed on Radichead and no results were fcund A
search for previous orders issued by the Mnistry of Labour was conducted and no results were
found.

01222:: Staging and Services Inc;-

?Optex has: provided concert staging" for some o'fthe best names in Show business Custom built
ta customer speci?cations with special allowance for speci?c audio, lighting requirements props
and special e?'ects needs, Optex has developed some of it?s own speci?c design components for
these purposes From corporate picnics religious gatherings and celebrations. to world scale rock:
tours, Optcx Staging and Services has kept it?s sendcecommitmem to it?s customer. The history
0f Optex is in staging. While Optex has built corporate. and fashion stages slnce it"s beginning,
concert stages began with the original- ?Police Picnic? in Montreal, 1981. Since Optex has
provided concert stages for Red Stewaxt, Lolapalcoza' Festixral and the Brian Adam's tour. The.
wonder cf the scaffold base stage is cheer-flexibility. Extra loading can be. integrated late audio
fly?points, and the special requirements for-the?ying of lighting ?xtures, truss and cabling axe
easily adapted.? I

Optex Staging and Services wcbpag'ealse states the temporary bleachers and grandstands,
concert staging or simple stage or sca?'eld rental (Binder 8, Appendix 13 complete- article:


 

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An Ontario Corporate Pro?le search was completed and outlines that Optex Staging Services
lac. was registered on March 30,1999 and has a profile number of 1347865 (Binder 18

Appendix 3.4) A search for previous orders issued by the Ministry of Labour was conducted and 
results were "found (Binder 23, Appendix 35).

 

Nasco Sta?ina Solutions:

?Nasco Staffing Soiotions is the largest van-demand event staf?ng, company; in Canada with over
2,500 sta?'. We specialize in the events industry and are the only provider: of Production,
Conference Event, Promotion, Food. and Beverage. and General Labour 

Our purpose .is- to provide the right peopie to produce the best event for both-you and-year guests,
01:: cost effective systems save you" money by freeing up year time to fecus on your business
while we put. together a team of temporary staff and handle all the administration that goes. with
it. Nasco Staf?ng Solutions puts an average of. 300 peopie to Work? on events per day, 364 days a
year? (Binder 14, Appendix 15 complete arti'CIe: :I/n'asco. caf).

Ah Ontario Corporate Pro?le search Was completed on Nas'c?o Sta?ng solutions and no results
were found A search for previous orders issued by the Ministry of. Labour was conducted and
results were found (Binder 18, Appendix 35).

Construction Control .1th:

Construction Central Inc-., one. of Canada?s; fastest 
companies, announced today that it has changed its-name to CCI Group. The: new brandbetter
"represents the expandedfservices, increased: geographic reach and-wider. scope of the company.

?Today marks the exciting next chapter in our history," said Dr. Gina Cody, Chief Executive
O?cer of CCI Group "As we have grown as a" company, we needed an identity that better
re?ects all the changes we have recently" undergone. It was also important to maintain a
connection to our history and the solid reputation we have built over the past 40 years. Our new
name will help enforce the message all of our divisions and of?ces provide a complete. range of
innovative and costeffective servicesf'

in the. past fewyears, the company hasdiversi?ed and expanded service offerings, opened
of?ces in Calgary, Montreal, Vancouver and Victoria, acquired three other companies and

tripled in employee siZe-~ The company was recently named one of Canada's Best Managed
Companies, the benchmark of success among Canadian companies. Group has. also recently
consolidated" its GTA operations by moving to a new ldcation at 7900 Keele Street.

CCI Group provides engineering services related to the censtruction and rehabilitation-of
building structures to a wide range of clients, including leading ?nancial- instimtions, REITS,
property managers, condominium corporations and. government institutions, For more
infomatioa, please visit ammccigoapiacca or email info@ccigroupiac.ca.

 

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About CCI Group

 

'With a history dating hackto'1972,CCI Group' IS a multi- -discipiihary engineering firm with 
of?ces to the Greater Toronto Area: Montreal Vancouver, Caigary and Victoria With a growing
staff of experienced and passionate professionals, CCI Group provides techmcal leadership,-
sound engineering practices and consultation to tho. construction and property management
industries With a commitment to delivering successful, highouality project's, CCI. Group 8
experience helps to create an innovative solution to any challenge, no matter: the project size
CCI Group 3 expertise. and knowledge comes from working on more than. 50 000 pxojects timing
the company' storied history. For more? information, please visit: ccigr?oupino ca (Binder 9
13, Appendix 14- complete article: marketwire. 
control-ioc-isenowmci- -group?1773614. htm)

A11 Ontario Corporate Pro?le search was completed and outlines: Construction Control. Inc was 
registered on April 12910 and has a "profile number of 1821199 (Binder. I8, Appendix 
Ontario Corporate Pro?ie search was compieted and outlines CCI Group. Inc-.- was registered on
ApriI2,2013 and has a pro?le number of 1893677 (Binder 18, Appendix 34). A search for
previous orders issued. by the Ministry of Labour Was conducted an?. results were found(Bix1dor
18, Appendix 35) .

Christie Lites:

Chxistio Lites is a stage lighting business 'focused'on remais and. proriuction. We. 033:. out
speci?c-product mix to six di?'oreht market segments: _theatro,.concen, trade Show, TV 
corporate-presentations,and special-events.

Our consistent growth over the past 28 years has resulted 111 the establishment of 12 separate
locations across North Amonca We haw become. an industry leader 111 operating a molti?shoP
network that delivers the same technical support and product offerings 111 each location.- Our
c?ent?s enjoy dedicated rental representativesto takecare of their needs. regardIe-ss of Show
location (Binder Appendix 16 - complete article: 

An Ontario Corporate Pro?le search was compieted and outlines Christie Lites Toronto was
registered on January 29 1985 and has a pro?le number of 612477 (Binder 18, Appendix 34) A
search for previous orders issued by the Ministry of Labour was conducted, and results were
found (Binder 18 Appendix 35)

 

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Midnite Hour Productions:

MDNITEHOUR Protiuetion?s offers cuttingedge video presentation and procesSing, LED
lighting and scenic products, cementionai lighting, audio Equipment, drapery and so?goeds
rentals and services {Complete attic-1e: http: midnitehour. (ta/index 



An Ontario Corporate Pro?le search was completed and no results were feund. A search for
previous orders issued by the Ministry of Labour- was conducted and results were found (Binder
18 Appendix 35).

 

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C- ONDITION 

?Downsvi'ew Park 13 a 231 5 hectares (572 11131133) 11111111 use urban park. that-15 Open all year
round? located at the southJe-ast comer of Kaela Street and Sheppard Avenue West 111 the City of
Toronto With a mailing address of 35 Carl Hall Road. The Radio'head perfOrmane-e would he.
?heid 111 the area within the park known as the North Terrace. Events Centre (Binder 5 __.Appendix
10 Event License. Agreement). This area of the park 15- approximately 5.5 hectare (1.3 6 acres)
111 size. The North Terrance Event Centre 1s an? Outdoor Ioeation and required that a temporary
stage be erected on site to host the live performance (Binder 5, Appendix 140 complete article:
http; I/eawikipediadrg /wiki/Dowasview jerk).

There were various structures ereeted at. the North Terrance Event. Centre for the Radiohead
performance. The main concert stage had an. apprommate overall outside dimension of- 138 feet
.111 width by 75 feet' 11:1 depth and 66 feet 111 height which did not include the wheelchair ramp and.
two side video screen Wing walls The. stage deck for the live perfotzmaee was 
64 feet 111 width by 71 feet 111 depth with an overall height from Stage deck to the underside of
the roof. grid system of. 50 feet at the downstage- pesiti'on (audience side) ahd- 45- feet: at the
upstage position (rear of stage side) The roof gfad system for the. live performance was
approxhnateiy 60 feet 111 width, by 48 feet at length with. a depth {1174 feet. The aadteaee viewing
?eld area. contained various. structures including seaffolding towers, various 
food/beveragefsouveair stands and a: structure housing the main speaker system and other


The Radiohead Concert was sold out and. with an estimated 35,000 tickets being sold.

The. weather conditions during the stage build had. temperatures ranging from 18' degree Ceisiufs
With-clear to cloudy skies and 2' 24 kilometre per heur- Winds (Binder 18;, Appendix 33);

011 the day of incident the tempemnzre registered at Toronto Lester B. Pearson Axmott at 7: 002113
Was 19.4 degree Celsms with cloudy skies and 0 kilometres per hour Winds. The temperature at
4. 00pm was 26. 7 degree Celsius with mostly cloudy slaes and 11 kilometres per. hour. Winds.-
(Binder 1 Appendix 33) .

 

Case ID page 44 of '55

Ministry of Labour

Operations. Division
Ontario Cam: Redee-

 

D. CONCLUSION:

The Ontario Ministry of Labour responded to an event call on. Saturday June 16 2012 to
investigate a stage collapse. that was constructed for a music concert at Downer: rew Park- located

at 35 Carl Hail Road in the City of Toronto within the Province of Ontario The following items 
were found:

failed to ensure that every part of a project
including a temporary strueture, shall be designed and constructed to support 0: resist all leads
and to Which it is likely to be subjected withdut exceeding: the aliowahle unit stress for
each material used as per Ontario Regulation 213K91 Sectron 31(1) 

 

The constructorfemployer failed to ensure that every part of a project shall
be adequately braced to prevent any movement that may a??eet its stability or" cause its failure or
collapse 33 per Ontario Regulation 213291 Section 131(1) (23)

 

 

The constructerr?etnpleyer failed to ensure'no part-of a proj eeL. includinga
temporary structure, ehall be subjected to a load in excess of the load it is designed and 
constructed to. bear- as per Criteria Regulation 21319.1 Section 31(3),

 

The: constructorfemployer failed to ensure that all vehicles, machines tools; 
and eQuipment shall he used in accordanee with any operating manuals issued by the 
manufacturers as per Ontario Regt?atien 213/91 Section 93(3), -

The. employer failed to ensure that a building", or any part thereof or. any part of a
workplace whether temporary er permanent, is capable of supporting any loads that may he
anplied accordance with good engineering practice as per the Oeeupatienal Health and Safetyr
Act R80 I990 Section 

 

 

Je Lerner

Ontario Ministry of Labour

Occupational Health and Safety Inspector
Construction. Health and Safety Program
Central Region a Best

 

Case to Page as or 6-5

Ministry of Labour

 

 

 

I Operations Division
:5 ontariO Centrai Region-
APPENDICES-
ITEM BINDER APPENDIX
NOTIFICATION DOCUMENTS - 1 1

Spills Action Centzc ReferenCe Number 771 9 Report
-Event Information Form 03.134FLMBESO

 

FIELD VISITIOFF SITE. FIELD VISIT REPORTS 1

l5}

0.3134FLMI3281 ?-20-12-Jun-17
12433-17
(13:1 342121312293 -. 2012?1113143
2012;111:149


- 
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2012-2111123 -
'03 1341322232303 2012-1111326
0313411223 05 2012933322
03 13433113119303 2012-13323
03134FMCW309 2012-3111129
03134133113133 11 ?.20 1.2211333
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03134FSQM007 9 2012?01313
21112-133321
03134GBWM011 2313-31331?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Case ID. Page 46 of 65.

 

Ministry of tabour

)5 Operations Division
pr Onta ?0 Central Region

 

.. 2013-1581325.
03.134GGQP020 

 

STATEMENTS 1. 3

LiveNa?on: 
Ken 8th Directcr of Production, Central Canada

Radiohead:

 
   

1' Injured worker

Injured- Worker

. . Injured worker
Richard Jehn Yunng (2812?66-17) Production Manager
Richard John Young (201.2 06~27)- Production Manager
ules Lodewij Grommets? Head rigger

013th Staging and Services:
Dale" Martin President 
Lindsay Nadine Shipway (2012?86-1 6) Stage Buiid
Snpervisor 
"Lindsay Nadine Shipway (2012?38?14) Stage Build
Supervisor
?Izzy? Bullion Reef and Rigging
Super?sor

Ai?iizzy? Gallium (201246-30) Roof and Rigging
Supervisor
Gary ?Slim? Hurley? Crew Chief Supervise:

'Nasco Staf?ng;r Solutions:-

GaryRothenberger - Supezvisor

Shannon Henry Cogan fHead Staci Climber
Justin Michaei Lawrence Tisdelle Steel. Climbcr
Cody A Hone- High Rigger

Construction Control 1112.:
Domenic Cilgliari Professional Engineer
Altaf Gafocr Professional Engineer

Others:
Jovan-Jtmior ?Johnny? Shalvarov - Security

 

 

 

 

 

case ID Page 47 of 65

 

by
Ontario

Ministry of Labour
Operations Division.
Central Region

 

 

INSPECTORS NOTES

Inspector Je??Lomcr 7413782
May 22 - ?me I 7, 2012- Book: 201269
June 17 June 23, 2012 - Book 2012-70
June 25' July 16, 2012 - Book 2012?71
July 17 Sept 2012 Book 2012-72
Sept 10 -- Oct 25', 2012~ Book 2012?73
Oct 26- Dec 20,2012 Book 2012+74
Dec 21 - Jan 25, 2013-v?Book 2012?75?
Jan .25 - Feb 27, .2013 - Book. 2013-76
Feb 28 Apr 11, 20-13-? 800}: 201347
Apr 15 AMay 24, 201.3 - Book 201.3313
Inspector Norm Ratcliffc #288
Inspector Chris Warwick #908

Manager Ian Ward


4h:

 

PHOTOGRAPHS

Description of Ministry of Labour photographs #1 - 76
Ministry of Labour photographs 76'

Compact disc of Ministry of Labour photographs #1 76
Camera speci?cations - Panasonic- .DMC-TZS Serial
Number. 807

 



LoCation of 
Workplace Parties Approximate Locations at time of
incident

Rigging set-up {Bay 5-6, 

Hoist Motor Serial on roof grid system

Rigging locations on Radiohead trusses

Trusses Member Nomenclature (Thornton
Tomascni)

Stage Left Pick-Up Truss Markings

Stage Right Pick-Up Truss Markings

Recorded weights duringxoof lift

Recorded weights during Radiohead 
monitor lifts

Recorded weights of various other components within
storage. facility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Case ID 

Page 48 of as

 


. .
Ontario

Ministry of Labour
Operations .DiviSion
Centre! Region

 

 

ITEMS COLLECTED

Loose Items Trackmg Sheet Pages 1?5
~Ministry "of Labour - Items being store? fer testing
purposes inventory list.

 

PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT- MATERIAL

yMinistry' of Labour ProfesSiOnaIEngineering Report
-Ministry of Labour? Scepe of Work Meeting Attendees
Email communication from Jeremy Bishog to Sass-d
Khorsand regarding Testing-Protocols

~Protocol for Material Testing

~Protecol for Structural. Testing

-RE: Ministry ofLabour Request for. Documentationemail
Attached Image emailto Kharsand

-FW: Attached Image- ?em'a'il "to Molina

 

MINISTRY OF LABOURNIERNAL EMAIL
CORRESPONDENCES

-Ministry of Labour Case Saturday
June .I 6,120 12 email n-oti?CatiOn

gMinistry Of Labour - Summary Report 


-Ministry of Labourw Summary Report 
Update #1 (201241121426)

~Events-

-Follow-up Required

?Dawnsview Park Items to be moved

dow-nsview stage collapse

your. U-Haul order

Ministry of Labour. Meeting Room 

-RE: Transportation Costs

Emailing: Downsview Stage Co?apse RFP
-Materials Testing of Structural Components, Nov 13,
2012

-RE: family contact email

-RE: Director Approval Request (me-


~Re: Sca?old Materiai Quotation

MOL?Stage cellapse'pmject email and attachment

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2856: It) 

Page '49 of 65


Ontario

Ministry of Labour-
Operations. Division
Central Region

 

(MOL signed-agreement. Load Test-M'cMaster

Receipt U?Haol Equipment Contract
. 9591 8783
- Reoeipt U- Haul. Equipment Contract
974487 I 5
Will say of Ian Ward email

 

DOWNSVIEW PARK

Event License Agreement

4-6612-4139-0] (Radio Head Concert Stage Sea??old
Layout and Elevations? Coastrue?m Control Inc.- Dated
June 7, 2012)

4-G28124139-02 (Radio Head Cancert Stage Scaffold
Typical Sections Construction .C'ontrol Inc. - Dated June
7, 2012)

4- 0.1 (Arrangement and Details of Primary
Truss and Pick-up Truss Fabrication Stanford
Engineering Limited - July 2 l, 1992) 

4 94-5654?02 (Arrangement and Details of 
Sections. of Primary Tmss? Construction Control - April
28 1994)

4-6-94-5654?03 (Truss Fabrication Details Elevations. and
Notes Construction Control Inc ?June 8 2012-)
5654?04 (SecOnclary Truss Loading Diagram for
60?- 0? Truss~ Construction Control Inc June 8, 2012)
(Concert Stage Details Construction
Control Inc; - June 8, 20.132)

~Complete article:


1.0

 

LIVE NATION

hCons'truetion Control Inc. Report 812-4139
~Radiohead Stage Collapse email

Construction Control email

Live Nation Orders email

Live. Nation Materials, as discussed email
4LiveNation Files, No. I email

~Live Nation and "Nasco Staf?ng Solutions Ageement
-Live Nation and Optex Staging Services Inc.
Temporary Stage Agreement

-Radio.head 6.16.12 OnSite Staff Information

 

 

 

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Case ID 

Page-SO of 65

pg)
Ontario

Ministry; of Labour
Operations Division.
Central Region

 

4Downsvicw Park and Live Nation Contract
?Live Nation and Midnite Hour Productitms Quozatioa
-Live: Nation 1165 2 email
Live Nation and Ticket Tape Touring (Radiohead)
Contract
-Live Nation ?les, No; 3 email
12-41 3902 (Radio Head Concert Stage Sca?'old
Typical Sections - Control Inc. Datcd June
7,-20l2)
- (Concert Stage-Details Construction
Control Inc. - June 8, 2012)
5654- 04 (Secondary Truss Loading Diagram far-

60? 0? Truss-w COnS?iruction Control Inc. - June 8, 20l2)
4139-01 (Radio Head Concert Stage Scaffold
Layout and Elevations. Construction Control Inc. Dated
June 7, 2012)
live Nation. ?les, No. 4 email
- (Arrangement and- Details of Primary
Truss and Pickup TrussFabrica?oa "Stanford
Engineering Limited ?July 21, 1992)

~Live Nation, ?les, No. 5 email
(Arrangement and Details of Additional
Sections of Primary Truss Construction Control April
28, 1994)
~Live Nation?les, No. 6 email
(Truss Fabrication Details Elevations and
Notesm Commotion Control lac. - June .2012)
?Live Nation ?les. No. 7 email

Clinical Information Report (Paramedic

 

Joseph/Logan) I
-scaa of caveloyc with Brian Wares and Duncan Swift

names on it

-Livc Nation ?les, No. 8

- Clinical Information Report for 
- Clinical Information Report for 

?Live Nation ?les, No. 9

- CliniCal Information Report of}. SaadomixSRy

- Clinical Information Report of "Lagan

Clinical Information. Report of E. Joseph

-RE: File Transmission Con?rmation email.

-Blancy McMunIy Barristers 84: Solicitors LLP courier
letter with enclosed information sheet and 4 Compact discs
-F W: CHECK emails

?Downsvicw Park Scaffolding Components. Inventory List
~Livc Nation 35 Carl Hall Road, various Field Visit
Reports email

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Case ID #03 134FLM 8280

Page 51 of 65


Ontario

Ministry of Labour
Opez'ations Division
Central; Regicn

 

~Y0ur Last Orders email
KenBrault Interview emails
~Thursday?s meeting email
- Matexial in Response-to Ministry of
Labour Field Visit Report dated July-9,2012 cover letter
stick (code. 1'2)
46-8047285-01 (MOlson Park Criteria 
Carmel Inc. Vlay 2000)
(truss and bracing anangement and 
Clonstructio'n Control - Nov ?93)
(arrangement and details 0f head block
assembly 5" Construction Control Nov ?93)
~2-92?4773-02- (arrangement and details of base section 
Construction Can'trol - Nov ?93)
1-01 (Truss fabrication. details and elevations
notes - Stanfodeody Limited - July 18, 1991)
- ?email. communications regarding scaffolding between 
Radiohead, Live Nation; Optex Staging. and Construction
Control
~Ih'spection Certi?cate Motor 
Impaction Certi?cate - Motor 
- Inspection Certi?cate Motor 
I?nspection: Certi?cate Motor 
- Inspection Certi?cate - 
- Inspection Certi?cate - 
~0ptex Stag'ng- and. Serviceslnc. Invoice #4058.
5086 TraiBiBg Report: -The'MolsOn Ampl?theatre
Cl 981 5
~LiveNation Front Of Honse Show Team Guide 2022
vLi'v'e? Nation Security Show Team Guide
-Live. Nation Staff 'AcknoWledgement Forms
-Stage Rigging Plot_Stage and Rig Plot drawing
HEAD_Layout 1. drawing
2. drawing
?Grid Load Drawing Radiohead Toronto R2 June 1.4 Model
drawing
~Grid Load Drawing 13/7/12 4:23 
HEAdeg 13/7!12 4:23 
-Stage and Rigging Plotdwg 13/7/12 
Ministry of Laboux Field Visit 
email
Automatic reply: Ministxy of Labom: Field Visit
email
-RE:Live Nation Ministry of Labour Field Visit
and. others email
- Bait of 4-G?9l-445 L01 (Truss fabrication details and

 

 

 

 

 

 

Case ID 

Page" 52. of 65

 

Ministry of Labour
Operations Division
1/ Ohta {i0 Centre! Region
elevations notes - Stanford Cody Lim?ed - July 18,

1991)

of Labour Field Visit Report

#63 1 34613333401} email and attachment

TRE: Outstanciing Item email (from Iaok E. 553331)

~0ptex Staging and Services Invoice. #4022

-Exhibit B. ~Eqnipmont'8ignoff (Example Form)
Construction Control Inc Report 8124139

Outstao?ing item email (from Paul Cowman}

Ministry of Label}: Fink! Visit and
attaclnnent

-complete'article:


I)

 

RADIOHEAD

    

?Radxohead Facebook Post and Photo emazl
- Faoebook Footing

--R*ear Stage. Photograph'just'ptior to collapse phatogaph
Disconnected diagonal. brace within stage Sonatina
photograph

Ptot drawings email

- 00! Key drawing-

- 81?) Stage Plan drawing

- 025 Truss Control Channels Good drawing

- 03-1 Rear Mac 101 Numbering drawing

- 032 Varsatubo D2f82 Drive Address Map

1- 22 Front View (P) drawing

More Construction Drawings email

Verastube Drawings

Fwd: Links to Kinseys email

- a 1131 Project Whistler Structural Report document
?Re: RH contract with LN email

Fwd: Small photos email witheight- photographs (183 9,
1064, 1071, 1162,14} S, 1486, 1488,2234)

Contract bemoan. Radiohead and LN email an? contract
- Ticker Tape LLP Downsview Park Tour Personnei
Information documents

-Grid Load Drawing Radiohead Toronto R2 June. 14 Model
. drawing

2 Rigging A V3.pdf

Rigging A v5.1 

421112. Rigging v5.1pdf

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

Case,- ID 

Page 53 of 65


9F) Ontario

Ministry of Labour
Operations. Division
Centre? Region

 

-To.ur Personnel Curriculum. Vitae, InsuranCe Documents
and various Raining certi?batesi

-Tonr-Personnel Invoices. and offerfor tour employment
~Tcronto Concerns email

Jan Lamas statement

~Re: Emailing: FVR Ticker Tape Touring 2012 - 120703
email

-Radiohead equipment release? Email

-RE.: Radiohead/DOWnsview Park email

vcompletei article: 
Compact Disc One - ?Radiohead Documents 


Compact Disc Two? ?Radichead 

 

OPTEX STAGING AND SERVICES

~Employee Records Email with attachment: of- screen shot

of employees (Lindsay Shipway, Gary Huriey, AI. (Bunion)

Lindsay Shipway Training. Records

?GaryHurIey Training Records

?Payroll records for Lindsay Shipway

4Pay1'oll. records for Gary Hurley

?Payroll record for Al Guilion

?Health and Safety Documents and Policy

July 13?12 requirements email

email with attachments for engineer drawings:

4-6-01 7570- 01 (Concert. Stage. Details Construction

Control Inc.? June 3, 2012) 

46494?565401 (Arrangement-and Details of Primary

Truss and Pick-up- Truss Fabrication Stanford

Engineering Limited - July 21, I992)

(Arrangement and Details of Additional

Sections ofPrimary' Truss Construc?m Control April

28, 1994) 

03 (Truss Fabrication {)ctails Elevations and

Notes-? Construction Control Inc ?June 8, 2012)

94-5654~04 (Secondary Truss Loading Diagram for

60?- Truss? Construction Control Inc. - June 8 2912)

(4-6612-4139-0! (Radio Head Concert. Stage Scaffold

Layout and Elevations Construction Control Inc. Dated

June 7, 2012)

(Radio Head Concert Stage Scaffold

Typical. Sections - Construction Controlil'n'c. - Dated June
7, 2012)

~Construction Control Field Review Report

 

 

 

 

 

 

case ID 

Page 54 of 65

Py?
. .
Ontario

Ministry oijabour
Operations Division
Central Region

 

email

--Opt_ex Staging Responsibilities. for Roof Rigger
fl'he' Tetal Scaffold System Product Manual from
Etobicoke Ironworks Limited

v-Eznail 2 A?aehmems email

19 Rope Unirope speCi?cati'on

Vanguard speci?cation

-NFPA 701 Large Scale Flame 1602.
Vinaguard 'Vinyl?Coated Fabric. Speci?cation 
LC-8109 Flame Testingon 1602,. Supported Vinyl
Fabric speci?cation

Powered Chain Hoist letter from Ken Tilson
Chord 1-13 document

July 13?11 requirements email

AJW Engineering email

?Fw: Downsview Equipment email

Demsview Equipment

Inspection Reports email

-S.ca?old Metrics Professional Engineer Report


'-Scaffold Metrics Professional Engineer Report


Requirements email

eBungee installation instructions

?Optex. Letter Sept 21,, 2012

?201.0 RingscaffProduct Manual email

?2010' Ringsca?' Product Manual

Scaffold email

?0ptex Eqvipment List. Receipt 2012-104 8

~Fwd: RE: PA Beams email

?Cat head and .lO?support truss/ladder email and
attachments

~complete article:


 

CONSTRUCTION CONTROL INC.

Construction Control Inc. June 21, 2012 Cover Letter
4Doapsview Park Stage email
?Construction Control Inc. Field Review Report June
15/12 Project No 812-4139
~Construc?tion Control Inc. Bracing of Secondary Trusses
Drawing #2?6812?41396321 

?six photographs taken by Professional Altaf Gafoor
I -Constmetion Control Inc. 111116.21, 2012 introduction

 

 

9?13

 

14

1.4.

 

 

 

Case ID 

Page 55 of 65

pr)
Ontario

Ministry of Labour
Operations Divisian
Centres! Regicn

 

letter
*Request for Estensionw- Construction Central Ins. Emails
?Re: OHS Case ID: and Field Visit No:
B3134FWQ341 letter - July 32; 2012

Constructicn Centrol The. July 19, 20.12 Caves Letter with
paragraph explanations; 

head. email and drawings May 13,
2012 (paragraph 1)

Fwd: ?rst for data email? and drawings 5,
20.12- 423m (paragraph 2)

?Fwd: 2 email and drawingsm 313118 5 2811?2 43am.
(paragraph 3)

?Fwd: preliminary loadanalysis- email and draudngs - June
5., 2612'? 7:453:11 (patagraph 4)

email-m June 6, 2012 (paragraph 5)
UP email Jime- 201.2 (paragraph 6)
?camputer analysis by f; . . [3.21 1 that
analyzed bracing requirements for a stage bu?d on a wisd
load analysis. (paragraph 7)
.?thxee hand sketches. by 

  

 

identi?xing

those locations that required addi?dnal bracing .(gatagraph

hand-Written catculations to determine
the-counterweight req'uizsments {paragraph 

 

 

 

?Ct3mputer analysis perfumed. by - - --. -. 
June "3 8, 291201" the secondary miss basad on the
loading fer the secondary trusses provided by Optex
(paragraph 9) 

?hand calculatidns and. four sketches. by 3' {3.21} 
.in order t0 idantify which members ofthe secondary
truss required additional reinforcement (paragraph 9)
~Radio Head Concert Stage email and drawings (paragraph
10)

-rac_iiohead giid-dwg email and drawings (paragraph 12)

   

 

 

~computcr analysis performed - -- -- - 
June 15, 2012 of the secondary truss for Chord" 5 based on
the revised {adding for the secondary trusses provided. by
(paragraph 13)

  

 

 
 

-additional sketch (1f Chord by '1 in

order to identify whether any reinforcement ofthe

 

 

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Case-Iii) 

Page 56 of 65

 


Ontario

Ministry of Labour
Operations Division
Centre! Region

 

secondary trussesi- for Chords 5 was required (paragraph
13)
analysis performed by

 

the revised inading fer the: secondary tins-Ses provided by
(paragraph 13)

?Cntistruciion central Inc Bracing of- Secondary- Trusses
Drawing, (paragraph 14)
-Downsvie.w Park Stage email and. document June 16,
210-12 (paragraph '115)

  

Inne 15, 2012 ofthe secondary truss for Chard 13 based on

 

?Cons?IJctiw Control Inc. September 25', 2012 Cover
Letter

(Arrangements and details of primary
?nss and. pickup-truss fabrication w.3u1y._21, 3992)
5434- G2 (Mangemants anddetails of additional
sections of primary truss- ?April 28, 1994)-

0-3 (Truss fabrication details elevations 85
notes? ?July 18, 1991) was 4-6- 9i~4451~01

1 01 (Truss fabrication details sievations 
notes. July 18,1991)

46494665404 (Secondary Truss Loading Diagram for.
60? 0? Truss?- Control Inc, -.March .323,
1994)

05 (Secondary Loading Diagram for
80? -0 truss?- March 2-,3 1994)

(arrangement and details of head block
assembly? Nov ?93) was 29924373.- 03

-2-92?4-77-3-03 (arrangement and details: of head block
assembly? Nov ?93)

(arrangement and details. of base? section
Nov Was 2-924773-0'2 

42-924773-02- (arrangement and details of base-section 
Nov 

(truss. and bracing arrangement and 
Nov ?93) was 2-?92?4773-04

(truss. and'bracing .mgemgnt and Ntiv
?93)

?April .28, 2000 testing documents for primary trusses at
Casino Rama and. P.Eng notes"

(Concert Stage Layout May 2000)
?The Total Scaffold System Product'Manuai from
Etobicoke Ironworks Limited

complete: 


 

 

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Case ID 

9219557 of 65'

 

 

 

 

;5 Ministry ?of Labour
. Operations Division"
Ontario eenmegson
773614.116}:

NASCO sumo SOLUTIONS 14 1.5
-Field;Visiti Report 03134FLMT285 Page 8 of 8

June. .1 2912 - DOWNSVIEW List ofNasco workers

-Nasco- Staf?ng Solutions 2012 Employee; Handbook

?employee records for the Workers at Downsview Park on

June 16": 2012

Little oinail

-James.'LittIe employee records-

-.c_omplete article: 

CHRISTIE LITES 15' 16
Christie Lites business-card ?for Denis Richard

?Christie Lites cover letter

?employees on site document

?Christio Lites Health and. Safety Policy

ens-tailed Rental Order Equipment List'#6199 87

-Renta_l Contract #699466

~Rental Cami-act #699187

{Holden Quin Request ?for Information (J an 4' - 

?Halden Quit: Roguest for Informatics: (Ian 4 Regular

Mail)

~Holden Sc Quirt email (Feb 26 - Fax)

41016811 Quin: 54-14: email (F eb 26 Mail)

-complete article: 

SCAFOM CANADA INC. 15 I7
-Retum Invoice #6263266 fax - 09-1842 15:59"

~Remm Invoice #863266 fax 09e18~12~ 16:04

.-201 Ringscaff Product Manual Canada. (I) email

?Ringsca?' Product manual Canada

January 30, 2013 email and attachments (inSpeotion report

by optex purchase and ram receipts.de

 

 

 

 

 

 

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5? Ontario

Ministry cf Labour
Operations Division
Central Region

 

 

SCAFFOLD RUSS DILWORTH

-Field Visit Report page 9' of 9
-T-.0.P..S.- Scaffold Sharing-Supply Ltd. Precinct
Engineering Data

Sca?old Component-Testing Report emails
.Scaffold Russ Dilworth 54-1-k complianCe-decument

IS 18

 

WORKS

- Ministry of Laban: Email Addresses; - September 20,
2612 email-

?Double ledger 7?lg document

?Double truss ledger precinct data sheet
Engineering- data selected

- EIW - ZGB. memory stick centaining the .fellOwing
documents:

-Company Pro?le

-Fermwerk-

~Mis?ellaneous Ironworks

Scaffolding

?Sharing

Steel.

'15 - l9

 

ALUMA SYSTEMS ENC.

~Ontario Ministry of- Labonr .. Request'for Scaffolding

- Components email

Re: Test of Components email and letter (Nov 8, 2012)
-Re: Test of Components email and letter (Nov 16, 2012)
~Mini$try of Labour Request email

Test of- Components email and letters (Jan 7, 2013
Lomer It: 01 4 12..doc MOL Scaffold EQuipment
Inspection.de

Test of Cemponents email (3311 7~1 8, 2013)

~Test of Componentsemail and letters (Jan 21, 2013)
-RE: Test of Components emails. (Jan 22, 2013)

Ministry of Labour and Alma Systems Inc" emails
(Jan 22, 2913)

?Ministry of Labour and Alnma Systems Inc email ($2111.23,
.2013)

-MOL and Aluma Systems email (Feb 6, 2.013)

 

 

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Ontario

Ministry of Labour
Operations Divismn
Central Region

 

?.Onta_rio Ministry of Labo.ur-~ PW: report (Feb 13, 2013)
- RE: report emails (Feb-1243; 2013)
-RE: ALUMA SYSTEMS INC-email (Feb 2013)
email (Feb-.25, 2013) .-

Ministry of Labour and A81 email (Feb 25. 2013)

WITHOUT. PREJUDICE re. ASI assistance to MOL (Feb
.25 2013) email and attachments
~Gowlings Courier Cover Letter (Feb-25, 2013) email
?version 
Asset Purchase Agreement
~23 89345 'Caigaryl Optex-Siaging Limited
invoice
35519.26 Rivalda Road m. 07/08/96 Optex Staging Limited
inVoice
Calgaryz - 69f2?7/96 Optex Staging Limited
invoice 
-2602365 Calgary3 - 09/27/96 Optex StagingLimited
invoice
~013th Credit AppliCaiion. ax (Nov 28,. 2002)
-Optex Staging.- Inc. Bankruptcy documentation
-Gowlings Courier Cover. Letter (Feb 25, 
hard copy version
--As_sei Purchase Agreement
~2389345-Caigary-1 Optex: Staging. Limited
invoice
{2551826. Rivalda Roaci- 07/08/96 Optex StagiagLimited
invoice
?2602200 CalgaryZ 091427196 Opiex Staging Limited
invoice 
42602365 Calgaryii - 09/27/96 Optex-Staging Limited
inVoice
aOptex Credit Application Fax (NOV 28, 2602)
-O?ptex Staging Gino. Bankruptty documentation
PREJUDICE re ASI assistance to MOL (Feb
27', .2013). email
-Your Cail email (Feb 28, 2013)
Automatic reply: Your Call email (Feb 28, 2013)
-RE: Scaffold Material Quotation email and attachment
(Mar 1,2013)
?Aluma Systems Sale Quotation (753) l3
-Al'uma New Customer 86111;) email and attachinents (Mar
4, 2013)
-_Credit.info.pdf (Customer Credit Information)
~.Crredit.Info.2.pdf
~Temis.Conditions.pdf(Aiuma Standard Terms: 
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Ontario

Ministry of Labour

Operatims Division

Central Region

 

~Re: Ahmia New Customer Setup email (Mar 2013)
~Rez. Aluma New Customer Setup email and attachment
(Mar 5, 2013)

-Credit Card infonnation-docuxnents

-RE: Directions to Testing Lab email (Mar 1 2013)

Delivery. of Scaffolding Components

Ministry of Labour~ ScaffoldingComponents Order
-RE: Ministry ofLa?b'our Scaffolding Testing

?Out of Of?ce-AutoReply: Ministry of Labour Request fer
Docuimntation 

Ministry of Labour: Request for: Documentation: email
and Sure Lock attachments

?Sure Lock Coupling; Pin Structural Properties

-Soxe Lock Rosette Structural Properties

-Sure_ Lock Diagonal Brace Structural Properties

~Sure Lock Ledger Structural Properties-

-Sure Lock Standard Structural l?roperties

~Sure Lock Base Collar Structural Properties

-Sure.Look Screr'ack Structural Properties

-Sate- Look Locking Pin Structural Properties

 

DILLON DYNAMOMETER

Dillon Dynamometer emails

?Mechanical AP Dynamometers Installation Instructions
Dynamometer Service Manual

Returned Material Report (RMR)

Byn-amometer

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ACUREN MISSISSAUGA

-FW: Testing Protocol email

Collection ofMiniStryof Labour Itemsemail

(Testing Protocol downsview -stage.pdt) email
?Acuren February I 2013. Attendance Sheet

eBuSiness cards collected. of attendees

~Acuren - February 11, 2013 Attendance Sheet

-Acuren - February 12, 2013 Attendance Sheet

-Acu_ren - February 13-, 2013 Attendance Sheet

-Acuren USB memory stick (containing Factual Analysis
Report~ Acuren Project No: 128?13-03 70)

FaCtual Analysis Report - Acute-n Project No: 128.
.2 3?03-70 email 

-Ministry of Labour - Hardness Testing email

 

 

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Ministry of Labour

Operations Division

Central Region

 

Attached Image email

?Acuren Laboratory Report 1-3~1487-'

--Faetua1 Analysis Repozt Aeuren Project Ne: 128-13-
03330 .

 

MCMASTER UNIVERSITY

~Re: Ministry of Labour Scaffold-Taming email

Directions to Testing Lab

~Dr?ving directions to McMaster University

-Re: Wed. piekup. schedule (P. Heerema)

-Re: Wed pickup schedule (K. Wheeler)

Lengthof SURELOCK - standards

Meeting ADL McMaster University
Switching post and. ledgers 

RE: Meeting ADL - McMaster' University (April 4,
2013) 

-. RE: Meeting ADL McMaster University-with. Strain
Gauge attachment (Saeed Khor-sand - April 4, 20.1, 33)
ill-?est 2 email-

eMcMaster University ADL Visitors List April 1 I 
2013 
9M'cMaster University ADL - Visitors ListApril 1-5,
2.0.13

-McMaster University ADL Visitors List April 1.7,
2.013 

MeMaster University ADL Visitors Bet-April 19,
2033

McMaster University ADL - VisitOrs .Li-St April? 26,
2613

about scaffold test items. . .

4McMaster Test Results Report

~Mc-Master Test Results external hard. drive

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AJW - ALAN WALKER ENGINEERING

~Re: stage failure

-Do.wnsview Park Stage 91135:: 1 and 2 of safe work
procedure to dismantle the. stage? June 19, 2012

Tarpaulin Removal email with attachment
wDownsview Park Stage Tarpaulin Removal Jime- 20,
2012 .

-Fw: DOWNSVIEW emaii'

-Doemsview Park Stage Phase .3 safe work procedure to

 

 

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?5 Ministry of Labour
. . Operations Division
nta rl 0 Central Region
dismantle "the-stage"
.Order-AJW email

?Field Visit Repon #03 134FMPQ341. page. 7 of 9
12-6599siamped drawings. L8

 

 

AMHERST CRANE RENTALS 16 25

~Live Nation Downsview Park Suspended Man Basket
- with related crane dochmetztation

 

THORNTON 16 26

Downsview Collapse Tagging Diagrams Progress.
SetV4-? emaiI.?? June 28-, 2012

-Collapse Incident Audible-Alert System email

Downsview'festing. ?.Sample Protocol emaif
-Thornton Tomasetti TeSting Protocol

 

CHARLES. TAYIOR ADJUSTING - I6 27'

-?Downsview ?azk=- Stage- Collapse email

 

HENDERSON MACHINERY MOVING INC. 16 - 28

Short form of Straight Bill of Landing
-~Henders_on Machinery Moving 1m.? Daily Job Orders

 

ONTARIO OFFICE 17 29

?Coroner?s Investigation Statement

-Post Mortem Examination

~Minisn?y of Labour Request for Information
?Email communications regarding inquest.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ontario

Ministry of Labour
Operations Division
Contra! Region

 

 

TORONTO POLICE SERVICE

-Oceurrence Report #4393 783

?Memorandum Not-es of #9876 Moore

~Memorandum Notes of #9904 wenzel
--Memorandum Notes of #793 Rebellato
wK?s/Iemoramdom NOtes of #9010 Simas

-Memorandum Notes of #898 87 Lit?e

?Dowosview Video email

eDOWnsview Video email and attachment

Stick Piano Tuner

~Viewing Boomieot: 4393783 Scene

?Mini stry of Labour Request for. Information

Request for storage Space email

~Customer accent}: number: 251 19

Request For New Costomer Account

~Paid Duty Employee Detaillfox? Request Number 394785
~Invoice

Access to Storage. Unit Tuesday April23, 2013
email I

~Toronto Police Service photographs

Compact Disc 4393-783

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TORONTO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

~Ineident Summary Report #12-01402?72
~Ambulance Cali Report 155745 CNO
~Ambulance Call Report 1554 82 2 
~Ambulance CaIIReport?155474 g;
~Ambulance Call Report?155483 
~Ministry of Labour Request for Information

 
  
 

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TORONTO FIRE SERVICES

?Emergency Incident Report #512065906
~Fire?ghter Observatioos Declan Dunn
-Fire?ghter Observations Quinn Greschuk
-Fire?ghter Observations Bin Pollock
?Fire?ghter Observations - Jeff Travis
-Fire?ghter Observations Danielie Bratton
vFire?ghter Observations ?Ross Welsh
?Fire?ghter Observations Steve Lintner

 

 

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Zr Ontario

Ministry of Labour-
Operations Division
Centrai Region

 

-Fire?ghtez Observations Taylor (T y) Fisher
?Fi're?ghter Observations Glenn Williams
-'Eire?ghter Observations Steve Zavitz
?Ministty of Labour. Request "for Infonmtion

 

ENVIRONMENTAL CANADA WEATHER REPORT

. ?Quality of Historical. Climate: Data

~Toronto Lester B. Pearson Int?l Airport lime 16,2012.

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CORPORATION PROFILE REPORTS

-RE: MOI. History and Corporate Search Request
- ~P'arc Downsview Parkiinc;

?Li-ve.Nation Canada, Inc.-

_-Live-.Nation Ontario Concerts. GP, Inc.

-Optex Staging and Services- Inc.

Central Inc
. Group? Inc;
?Christie Lites Toronto Ltd.

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- MINISTRY OF LABOUR HISTORY w-order search
screen report 

MOL History andCozporate Search Request
?Li've Nation

-.Optex Staging and Services Inc.

-Construction Control Inc.

?Nasco Staf?ng Solutions

~Christie Lites

-1\I?dnite Hour Productions

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BUSINESS CARDS COLLECTED

 

 

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