Microburst Collapses Dallas Cowboys' Training Facility

Scout Behm paralyzed, coach DeCamillis’ vertebrae fractured

Sports commentators talk about how the Dallas Cowboys have helped themselves with “addition via subtraction” when it comes to departed malcontent players like Terrell Owens. He surely doesn’t need online payday loans or debt consolidation, but his reputation does.

However, a collapse of another kind has shaken the football team, and it has nothing to do with players or personnel. In fact, circumstances have been quite tragic.

Eliott McLaughlin reports for CNN that OSHA is investigating a microburst weather event that caused a practice facility belonging to the team to collapse recently. The ensuing destruction paralyzed a scout and injured 11 others.

“We’re trying to determine if there were any violations, or determine the cause,” said Elizabeth Todd, spokeswoman for Region 6 of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

The wrong kind of frame?

The CEO of a company that makes similar buildings has been quoted as saying he believes there would have been fewer injuries if the facility had been supported by air rather than a metal frame. About 70 people were inside the metal-framed structure for a rookie practice when a line of heavy thunderstorms struck in a micro burst. ... click here to read the rest of the article titled "Microburst Collapses Dallas Cowboys' Training Facility"