Dancer **Flavio Mendoza** Injured in On-Stage Accident
Performer hospitalized after fall during trapeze act
Argentine dancer **Flavio Mendoza** sustained injuries during a performance after falling mid-air from a trapeze. Following the accident, which occurred mid-show, **Mendoza** was transported to an Italian hospital for evaluation and treatment.
Details of the Incident
According to reports, **Flavio Mendoza** was performing a trapeze act when the accident occurred. A panelist explained, “He came out with a trapezoid, in the trapeze, in the first leg, hits with a light. It is lying in the air, in its safety rope, and there they stop everything and lower it.”
The account continues, stating that **Mendoza** reportedly lost his balance while performing a backward move, resulting in a collision with a lighting fixture. “A person tells me that he makes a balancing forward, when he performs backwards, there Paste your back and neck on a lighting line of which, with the blow, it falls to the floor, the lamp falls and he is injured. They lower it to the security network and there is totally immobilized.”
Initial Assessment
Following the fall, an ambulance arrived to transport **Mendoza** to a medical facility. Another report indicated **Mendoza** was taken away on an orthopedic stretcher.
A former housemate, **Brito**, reassured the public, confirming, “**Flavio** is fine”
and adding, “They are taking it to the Italian hospital.”
Preliminary information suggests the artist is experiencing significant back pain because of the fall.
As of 2022, falls accounted for nearly 17% of nonfatal occupational injuries involving days away from work in the arts, entertainment, and recreation sector, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Show Interrupted
Due to the incident involving **Flavio Mendoza**, the performance was temporarily halted. An announcement was made indicating that the show would resume in approximately 10 minutes.
Further updates on **Flavio Mendoza**’s condition are expected as medical evaluations continue. The extent of his injuries and potential recovery timeline remain to be determined.