The aerial hoop artist was injured and hospitalized during a live performance of the traveling KOOZA show under the big top tent outside the Portland Expo Center on Aug. 24, 2024. Oregon OSHA ...

Audience members at a Cirque du Soleil show in Portland, Ore., received a serious fright on Saturday when a performer fell several feet from an aerial hoop and crash-landed on stage, injuring herself.

Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (OSHA) has fined and cited Cirque du Soleil for a safety violation several months after an aerial hoop artist fell during a performance in Portland.