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The investigation does not reveal any security violations

The investigation does not reveal any security violations

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has completed an investigation into the accident on the set of the film starring Eddie Murphy The pickup and determined that the production did not violate safety regulations.

The agency opened an investigation after a serious two-vehicle collision occurred on the set of the Amazon MGM Studios film in April, in which several crew members were injured. On Wednesday, an OSHA spokesman said a “thorough investigation” of Armored Films LLC and an inspection completed Oct. 17 “did not result in any violations of workplace safety and health regulations.”

Amazon MGM Studios declined to comment. THR the crew union IATSE has asked for comment.

The April 20 accident occurred when a GMC C6 armored truck attempted to perform a precision immobilization technique on a BMW X5 during a stunt sequence, Georgia State Police said in April. But the truck’s brush guard got caught in the BMW’s wheel arch, causing both cars to lose control and eventually overturn. There were five crew members wearing seat belts in the back of the armored truck, a driver and a passenger wearing seat belts in the front, while a driver was restrained with seat belts in the BMW.

In the accident, two crew members of the truck were thrown through the rear doors of the vehicle and suffered “life-threatening” injuries, while another crew member in the truck was also seriously injured. According to police, five people involved were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital and three were taken to WellStar Cobb Medical Center.

A GoFundMe set up for a crew member injured in the accident claimed that a dolly handle suffered “serious bodily injuries” including “broken ribs, multiple fractures in the neck and back, a broken shoulder blade, a punctured lung, and a skull fracture that will require facial reconstructive surgery.” Another GoFundMe for another crew member said the worker had “multiple fractures to his L1 vertebra, a broken wrist that will require surgery, and a significant laceration to his head suffered.

In April, Amazon MGM Studios announced that safety precautions were in place during filming, which was a second rehearsed action sequence. “Unfortunately the sequence did not go as planned and several crew members were injured as a result,” a spokesman said.

The video of the accident circulated in crew circles after the incident and was later published by The New York Timeswhich indicates the severity of the crash.

The accident was one of several this year that brought renewed attention to workplace safety and long hours on Hollywood sets. In February, Miracle man Rigger JC “Spike” Osorio died after falling from a catwalk that collapsed beneath him. Disney was fined $36,000 following a Cal/OSHA investigation, while the Radford Studio Center, where the accident occurred, was fined $45,000. In May, 9-1-1 Grip Rico Priem died while leaving a night shift and his second consecutive 14-hour workday. Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office records released in June showed Priem died of a heart attack and not a car accident.