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Star Wars Production Company Fined Almost $2 Million For Harrison Ford's Injury (bbc.co.uk)
New submitter Shimbo writes: Foodles Production (UK) Ltd was fined 1.6 million British pounds (almost $2 million) at Aylesbury Crown Court today after pleading guilty to two charges under the Health and Safety at Work Act at an earlier hearing. Judge Francis Sheridan said, "The greatest failing of all on behalf of the company is a lack of communication, a lack because, if you have a risk assessment and you do not communicate it, what is the point of having one?" The fine is a result of an unfortunate incident while filming Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Harrison Ford was reportedly knocked to the ground and crushed beneath a heavy hydraulic door when he walked on to the set of the Millennium Falcon -- not believing it to be live. The 71-year-old actor suffered a broken left leg. Prosecutor Andrew Marshall said, according to Britain's Press Association, the door acted like a "blunt guillotine," coming down "millimeters from his face." The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) told the court that Ford was hit with a force similar to the weight of a small car.
I am a bit curious on why they didn't use styrofoam for the automatic doors. When they are molded and painted it is tough to tell the difference. However if they close on someone. The injures would be much less.
The cost of fixing a styrofoam door would be less than the cost of breaking a stars leg.
If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.
They should have hit Disney with a bigger fine for killing Han Solo GRAPHICALLY - ON SCREEN - BY HIS OWN SON in front of an audience including six year old kids. Giving that movie a PG-13 rating was pretty fucked up. PG-13 sounds like 'Parental Guidance for children under 13' but if you read the go to the MPAA's web site their fine print it says "PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned) – Some Material May Be Inappropriate For Children Under 13." Guess Disney didn't want an R rating to scare away families so they pulled strings at the MPAA
But later versions were edited to show the door shout first.