The producers of the film ‘Rust’ were fined $ 136,793 for the accidental shooting on the set of Alec Baldwin which resulted in the death of director of photography Halyna Hutchins and the wounding of director Joel Souza. The BBC website reports.
The New Mexico Office of Occupational Health and Safety imposed the highest fine on Rust Movie Productions for failing to follow firearm safety guidelines on set, demonstrating “sheer indifference to known risks. associated with the use of firearms on set “. Office manager James Kenney said “there were several mishandling and more than enough evidence to argue that if standard safety lines were followed, Halyna Hutchins’ killing and Joel’s serious injury Souza would not have occurred, “adding that” Rust Productions’ mistakes were serious and intentional. ” “While I understand that no fines can compensate for the loss of life, we are holding Rust Productions fully responsible,” concluded Kenney.
The episode took place last October when Alec Baldwin, who is also one of the producers of the film, fired a gun that should have been loaded with blanks, killed Hutchins and wounded Souza in the shoulder. Baldwin has always stated that he has no idea how the live bullets ended up on the set.