{"id":45739,"date":"2026-08-15T02:56:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T21:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=45739"},"modified":"2026-08-15T02:56:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T21:56:21","slug":"extraordinary-video-shows-failed-jumbotron-installation-shatters-into-pieces-as-it-slams-on-gym-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=45739","title":{"rendered":"Extraordinary video shows failed jumbotron installation \u2014 shatters into pieces as it slams on gym floor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>And you thought you had a bad day at work. <\/p>\n<p>Shocking video captured the moment a massive jumbotron scoreboard slipped from its harness as workers installed it in a high school gymnasium and it shattered into pieces on the wooden basketball court below.<\/p>\n<p>The giant machine was seen tumbling down after one of the cables holding it came loose as it was being hoisted to the ceiling at O\u2019Fallon Township High School in southern Illinois, as part of a gym renovation, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstalert4.com\/2026\/08\/10\/new-scoreboard-falls-damages-gym-during-installation-ofallon-township-high-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">First Alert 4<\/a> news.<\/p>\n<p>The footage, which has since gained traction on TikTok and other platforms, shows the workers dodging debris as the huge video board falls, hits the floor and breaks into pieces. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" 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902px\"\/><figcaption>The jumbotron fell to the floor of the gym and shattered into pieces. <span class=\"credit\">Youtube\/Tarek Fattal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nevco, the firm installing the jumbotron, told First Alert 4 that repairs will begin in two to three weeks.\u00a0It wasn\u2019t clear exactly what day the board fell.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Fallon High School is one of the largest in Illinois outside of the Chicago metro area, with over 2,500 students.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Nevco reportedly said that the school will not be on the hook for the repair costs, and they will pay for the damage to the floor and board. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div 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