It has been a long time since it was released in all the cinemas of the world «Star Wars, the force awakens ». And it has been even longer since Harrison Ford's fall and subsequent fracture of his leg occurred during filming.
The event is current again, because British justice has declared the producer of 'Star Wars' Foodles Production, owned by Disney, guilty of negligence regarding safety in the study.
This incident occurred in June 2014, when the Han Solo from fiction He was on the set of the Millennium Falcon and a hydraulic door was opened with enormous force, hitting him and knocking him off balance. He was rushed by helicopter to John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.
Filming had to be suspended for a time. As a result of this minor accident, Ford suffered several minor injuries and a Ankle fracture. Despite this, the actor has always joked about the incident in various interviews, downplaying it.
Apparently, the so-called «Health and Safety Executive »in the United Kingdom, in charge of regulating British work safety, brought the 'Star Wars' producer to trial, arguing that the accident was foreseeable and that they were responsible for ensuring the physical integrity of the cast and the film's technical team.
As for the producer, Foodles Productions, the failure has been admitted. In an official note we have been told: "The safety of our actors and the staff occupies a priority place during filming."
The British courts have considered that this incident could have caused possible damage to the reputation of the British industry. They consider that to maintain this reputation it is necessary to ensure the physical integrity of the cast and the technical team, with absolute independence of the celebrity status they may have.