Breaches admitted in Star Wars mishap

A film-production company has admitted health and safety breaches over an accident on the set of Star Wars: The Force Awakens that broke the leg of star Harrison Ford. Ford was struck by a hydraulic door on the set of the Millennium Falcon at Pinewood Studios near London in June 2014 and airlifted to a hospital for surgery. During a hearing at Milton Keynes Magistrates’ Court in Britain, prosecutor Andrew Marshall said the door “could have killed somebody” had an emergency stop button not been hit. Britain’s health and safety executive said the metal-framed door struck Ford with a power comparable to the weight of a small car. Foodles Production Ltd, owned by the Walt Disney Co., admitted two breaches of health and safety law, although its lawyer said Foodles would contest the level of risk involved.