New Mexico fines Rust for willful gun safety failures
New Mexico office security regulators say they have provided the maximum possible fine versus a movie production company for firearms security failures on the set where a cinematographer was fatally shot in October by actor and manufacturer Alec BaldwinBy MORGAN LEE Associated PressApril 20, 2022, 5:07 PM – 4 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleSANTA FE, N.M.– New Mexico office safety regulators on Wednesday issued the maximum possible fine of nearly $137,000 against a movie production business for guns security failures on the set of “Rust” where a cinematographer was fatally shot in October by actor and producer Alec Baldwin.New Mexicos Occupational Health and Safety Bureau stated Rust Movie Productions must pay $136,793, and distributed a scathing narrative of safety failures in offense of basic industry procedures, including testimony that production managers took restricted or no action to deal with two misfires on set prior to the fatal shooting.”What we had, based on our detectives findings, was a set of obvious risks to employees relating to the use of guns and managements failure to act upon those apparent dangers,” Bob Genoway, bureau chief for occupational security, informed The Associated Press.At a cattle ranch on the outskirts of Santa Fe on Oct. 21, 2021, Baldwin was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins inside a little church throughout setup for the filming of a scene when it went off, killing Hutchins and injuring the director, Joel Souza.Baldwin said in a December interview with ABC News that he was pointing the weapon at Hutchins at her instruction on the New Mexico set of the Western film when it went off without his pulling the trigger.The new occupational safety report validates that a large-caliber revolver was handed to Baldwin by an assistant director, David Halls, without consulting with on-set weapons experts during or after the gun was packed.”The Safety Coordinator was present on set and took no direct action to attend to safety issues,” the report states.
New Mexico office safety regulators state they have released the optimum possible fine against a movie production company for guns security failures on the set where a cinematographer was fatally shot in October by star and manufacturer Alec BaldwinBy MORGAN LEE Associated PressApril 20, 2022, 5:07 PM – 4 minutes readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleSANTA FE, N.M.– New Mexico workplace security regulators on Wednesday issued the maximum possible fine of nearly $137,000 against a movie production business for firearms security failures on the set of “Rust” where a cinematographer was fatally shot in October by star and manufacturer Alec Baldwin.New Mexicos Occupational Health and Safety Bureau stated Rust Movie Productions should pay $136,793, and distributed a scathing story of security failures in violation of basic market procedures, including testament that production supervisors took limited or no action to deal with 2 misfires on set prior to the deadly shooting.”What we had actually, based on our private investigators findings, was a set of apparent hazards to employees regarding the use of guns and managements failure to act upon those obvious dangers,” Bob Genoway, bureau chief for occupational security, told The Associated Press.At a cattle ranch on the borders of Santa Fe on Oct. 21, 2021, Baldwin was pointing a weapon at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins inside a small church throughout setup for the shooting of a scene when it went off, killing Hutchins and wounding the director, Joel Souza.Baldwin said in a December interview with ABC News that he was pointing the weapon at Hutchins at her direction on the New Mexico set of the Western movie when it went off without his pulling the trigger.The brand-new occupational safety report verifies that a large-caliber revolver was handed to Baldwin by an assistant director, David Halls, without seeking advice from with on-set weapons experts throughout or after the weapon was filled.”The Safety Coordinator was present on set and took no direct action to attend to security issues,” the report states.