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Harrison Ford Could Have Died In Star Wars Set Incident, Court Hears (theguardian.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the dark-side-of-the-force dept.

An anonymous reader writes: While filming Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Harrison Ford almost died when he was crushed by a hydraulic door on the set of the Millennium Falcon. He was reportedly knocked to the ground and crushed beneath the heavy door when he walked on to the set not believing it to be live. The 71-year-old actor suffered a broken left leg. Prosecutor Andrew Marshall said the door "could have killed somebody. The fact that it didn't was because an emergency stop was activated," he said. The company responsible, Foodles Production, pleaded guilty to two breaches under health and safety legislation, one count under section two of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, which related to a breach of duty in relation to employees, and a second under section three, a breach over people not employed by the company. The lawyer for Foodles Production, which is owned by Disney, said the company would contest the level of risk involved on August 22nd at Aylesbury crown court.

6 of 153 comments (clear)

  1. heh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The door shot first!

  2. Re:could have by twotacocombo · · Score: 3, Funny

    I don't know what you're eating, but I've never felt my life was in danger while taking a shit. The well-being of others may have been threatened, but never my own...

  3. when approached about safety he said: by burtosis · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Never tell me the odds"

  4. Re:Rookie mistake by wonkey_monkey · · Score: 5, Funny

    So, two rookie mistakes.

    Two Wookiee mistakes.

    Thank you, thank you.

    --
    systemd is Roko's Basilisk.
  5. In a galaxy far, far away... by DRJlaw · · Score: 4, Funny

    "New Republic Prosecutor Andrew Marshall said the rail-less walkway over the nearly bottomless pit 'could have killed somebody.' The fact that it didn't was because the writers 'pulled a deus ex machina out of their nether regions.' The engineering firm responsible for the Starkiller's power control station, Foodles Production, pleaded guilty to two breaches under health and safety legislation, one count under section two of the Health and Safety at Work Act of 9624, which related to a breach of duty in relation to employees, a second under section three, a breach over people not employed by the company. The lawyer for Foodles Production, which is owned by Disney, said "AARGHHHH" as he was force-stangled by Disney's newly-revealed CEO, the aforementioned Kylo Ren."

  6. Re:SPACE IS NOT SAFE! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I would rather see Star Peace: The Empire Kicks Back. It's the story of a galactic empire that is well run and all of the people are happy and get along.