Alec Baldwin sure has a lot of explaining to do, but it seems like he’s doing all of that explaining in the opposite direction. A report into the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of movie Rust has found the production company “knew that firearm safety procedures were not being followed on set” with the maximum fine possible issued. Here’s what you need to know,.
As many fans know by now, Alec had pointed the gun that shot and fatally killed Halyna. However, Alec insists that he never pulled the trigger and that he had no idea that live bullets were in the gun. He had also shot and wounded the film’s director, Joel Souza.
New Report Says Producers New Firearm Safety Protocols Were Not Being Followed On The Set Of Rust
And now New Mexico’s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau said Rust Movie Productions must pay $139,793, the maximum allowed by state law, after the production company “demonstrated plain indifference to employee safety.”
Environment Cabinet Secretary James Kenney said the investigation found the “tragic incident never would have happened” if the production company had followed national film industry standards for firearm safety. “This is a complete failure of the employer to follow recognized national protocols that keep employees safe,” he added.
The report gave a highly critical narrative of the company’s violation of standard industry protocols, including testimony that production managers took limited or no action to address two misfires on set prior to the fatal shooting.
The report is the outcome of a six-month investigation by the environment department, and concludes that the company showed “plain indifference to the recognised hazards associated with the use of firearms on set that resulted in a fatality, severe injury, and unsafe working conditions.”
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