{"id":12813,"date":"2023-11-25T18:39:41","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T13:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/fast-furious-makers-fined-800000-after-stuntman-suffers-brain-damage-on-f9-set-ents-arts-news\/"},"modified":"2023-11-25T18:39:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T13:09:41","slug":"fast-furious-makers-fined-800000-after-stuntman-suffers-brain-damage-on-f9-set-ents-arts-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/fast-furious-makers-fined-800000-after-stuntman-suffers-brain-damage-on-f9-set-ents-arts-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Fast & Furious makers fined \u00a3800,000 after stuntman suffers brain damage on F9 set | Ents & Arts News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The makers of the Fast & Furious films have been fined \u00a3800,000 after a stuntman fell 25ft (7m) and suffered brain damage on the set of the ninth film in the franchise.<\/p>\n

Joe Watts, who also suffered a broken skull, was performing a stunt in July 2019 at Warner Brothers’ studios in Leavesden, Hertfordshire, when the incident happened.<\/p>\n

During a staged fight scene for F9: The Fast Saga on a balcony, Mr Watts plunged head first on to the concrete ground after his safety line detached, as he was thrown over the shoulder of another performer.<\/p>\n

The company which makes the films, FF9 Pictures, a subsidiary of Universal Pictures, was ordered to pay \u00a3800,000 after admitting to health and safety failings at Luton Magistrates’ Court.<\/p>\n

The court was told Mr Watts was thrown over the right shoulder of another performer during rehearsals, but during filming it was changed to the left.<\/p>\n

His safety line, which operated correctly during the first take, detached from his vest on the next take and he fell to the ground, missing the crash mats.<\/p>\n

The wire was not checked between takes.<\/p>\n

Sentencing, district judge Talwinder Buttar criticised the decision to make changes to the stunt “at the last minute”, saying Mr Watts is “fortunate to be alive”.<\/p>\n

She added it is “astonishing” that the mats were not adjusted, despite the change in the routine from rehearsals.<\/p>\n

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) brought the prosecution, saying FF9 had “no system for double checking that the link had been properly engaged and tightened”.<\/p>\n

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HSE said the company “did not extend the crash matting needed to mitigate the consequences of an unintended fall following changes to the set and the sequence of the stunt”.<\/p>\n

Mr Watts is a prominent stunt actor, having worked on projects such as Game Of Thrones and the Star Wars films.<\/p>\n

HSE inspector Roxanne Barker said: “Mr Watts’ injuries were life-changing and he could have easily been killed.<\/p>\n

“In stunt work, it is not about preventing a fall but minimising the risk of an injury.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n[ad_2]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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