Bass Odyssey's ace selector Squingy came on stage in a full West Indies cricket outfit at 'Death Before Dishonour 2007', held at Pier 1, Montego Bay, St. James, for the second round of music from the five competing sound systems to cheers early Tuesday morning. However, in the next round, as he climbed the rigging next to the stage to take his customary high perch to choreograph the delivery of deadly dub plates, Squingy fell to the ground and broke at least a leg, lying there for some minutes as the clash continued, until an ambulance came to transport him to hospital.

Keith Walford, owner of Bass Odyssey, said Squingy broke his left ankle and wrist and his left shoulder was dislocated. He will have to undergo surgery. However, Walford said there were no indications of internal injuries to the selector, who is now in the Cornwall Regional Hospital.

"Apart from that he is in fairly good spirits," Walford said. "We still have to give thanks. When we saw him coming down we thought he would have had more injuries or even died."

Squingy fell close to some long metal pins which are used to anchor the rigging and Walford said "he claims he saw the pins and twisted his body around them".

The fall came when Squingy, after climbing the metal support to the left of the stage (facing it), attempted to go to the section across the top. He swung by his hands for a split second before falling feet first, the right side of his body hitting two lights as he tumbled over 15 feet to the ground below.

"Whe a ambulance deh? Lef foot bruck!" a selector from Bass Odyssey said. Organisers and selectors gathered on stage to look down at the injured Squingy, demanding persons in the VIP area to stop crowding him and those pressing against the separating fence to step back.

And Squingy announced "I want the people to know I am OK".

A selector explained the fall by saying "is a shock come up desso. Him get electrocuted an' drop. A real ting. Me no want nobody tek dis fe joke. Is a electric wire shock de man."

But the engineer took offence, saying "de man no get electrocuted. Him drop off. Yu a chat f." "Arright engineer, easy," somebody said, but he would not be shushed. "But yu a spread rumours," he insisted.

Jabba, who co-hosted the clash with Chin, said "mek we move on nuh. We nah go stay all night long an' get frustrated - De man no dead." And he demanded that some of those pressing for a look "ease up de fence please." There were also instructions that no one should take pictures.

"I just spoke to Bass Odyssey. They are going to continue the round. We just want to make sure he is OK," Chin said.

And before the music continued there was an explanation from the fallen Squingy, who said "me want oonu know sey when me go up desso while a go suppen shock me. Nutten no wrong wid dat. So de business go. If me have a bruck han an foot, de party haffi gwaan. Leggo de clash. Mek de clash gwaan, cause de trophy haffi stay yasso," he said.

Bass Odyssey continued, as did the vote to eliminate Black Reaction, Silver Star playing their fourth round as an ambulance, red lights flashing, waited near to Squingy. It left just before Mighty Crown played.

And, as Jabba had requested, "we no want no selector come up ya come dis the programme. We a keep it real."

"Da part a de dance me feel it. Big up all soun' man, but yu have some icon, who 10 years from now you will remember people who make this thing. Squingy never had to come here to play tonight," Chin said to cheers. "He came out and he made an effort. Dem yute deh buil' de ting. Widdout dem yute we woulden deh ya," Chin said, to applause.