A crew member working on the set of Mark Wahlberg and Kevin Hart’s upcoming Netflix film was injured Tuesday morning, Fox News has confirmed.
The worker is said to have received medical attention after being rushed to a hospital in the Los Angeles area after a fall on the set of the duo’s “Me Time” movie, according to a source familiar with the incident.
Meanwhile, TMZ quoted people from the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) who reported that paramedics received a call for what was described as a “long fall” at the famous Sunset Gower studios just after 7 p.m. local time on tuesday.
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The gossip source said firefighters sources said a 38-year-old man, who allegedly did not appear to be wearing a safety harness, fell from the walkway about 60 to 80 feet into the air and went suffer fractures in the arms and legs.
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However, a production source told TMZ that the drop was closer to 30 feet, which is still substantial.
In addition, when paramedics arrived at the scene, it is said that the man had no dust and the medical workers who were to perform the intervention had to perform CPR. Los Angeles Fire spokesman Brian Humphrey told People magazine that the unidentified male had suffered “massive trauma” and was “bleeding.”
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Early LAFD officers had to use a defibrillator several times to start a heartbeat, a fire official told TMZ, adding that the man’s life chances went from “serious.” to “criticism” after recovering the physical signs of life.
Humphrey told People that the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal / OSHA) is investigating the incident.
Representatives from the study and the fire department did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment.