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| Star Wars firm fined £1.6m over Harrison Ford injury | |
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| A production company behind the latest Star Wars movie has been fined £1.6m after Harrison Ford broke his leg on set. | A production company behind the latest Star Wars movie has been fined £1.6m after Harrison Ford broke his leg on set. |
| The actor was injured in June 2014 at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire as he reprised his role as Han Solo. | The actor was injured in June 2014 at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire as he reprised his role as Han Solo. |
| He was struck by a metal door on the set of the Millennium Falcon spaceship. | He was struck by a metal door on the set of the Millennium Falcon spaceship. |
| Foodles Production (UK) Ltd, owned by Disney, pleaded guilty earlier this year to two charges brought by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). | Foodles Production (UK) Ltd, owned by Disney, pleaded guilty earlier this year to two charges brought by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). |
| Following the incident during the filming of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Mr Ford was airlifted to hospital for surgery. | |
| The Hollywood superstar was reprising his role as Han Solo for the film when he was hit by the door, which had been designed to mimic the action of spaceship on the original set. | |
| 'Lack of communication' | |
| At a previous hearing, the court was told the star could have been killed in the incident. | |
| The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said the power of the rapidly-closing door meant Ford was hit with a force comparable to the weight of a small car. | |
| Judge Francis Sheridan said the firm had failed to communicate its risk assessment to Ford. | |
| He said: "The greatest failing of all on behalf of the company is a lack of communication, a lack because, if you have a risk assessment and you do not communicate it, what is the point of having one? | |
| "That is the most serious breach here. | |
| "If only they had included Mr Ford in all the discussions, he might have at least been alert to the dangers that he had to avoid." |