The Health and
Safety Executive (HSE) has this week informed Foodles Production (UK) Ltd that
it will be prosecuted over an incident in which actor Harrison Ford was
seriously injured during the filming of Star Wars: The Forces Awakens.
Foodles
Production (UK) Ltd is based in Queen Caroline Street, London, and will appear
at High Wycombe Magistrates Court on 12 May 2016 to face four charges.
Mr Ford suffered
a broken leg and other injuries when he was struck by a heavy hydraulic metal
door on the set of the Millennium Falcon. The incident happened on 12 June 2014
at Pinewood Studios.
A spokesman for
HSE said:
“HSE has today
informed Foodles Production (UK) Ltd that it will be prosecuted over four
alleged breaches of health and safety law. The charges relate to an incident
during filming of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, which left
Harrison Ford with serious injuries after he was hit by a heavy hydraulic door.
“By law,
employers must take reasonable steps to protect workers – this is as true on a
film set as a factory floor. We have investigated thoroughly and believe that
we have sufficient evidence to bring the case to court.”
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