Film set accidents
A breakdown of 205 production accidents from 1990 through 2014 involving 251 catastrophic injuries and 44 deaths. They are classified by the cause and type.
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| Date | City | State | Company | Injury type | Injury source | Injuries | Fatalities | Fine | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/2/90 | Valencia | CA | Walt Disney Co. | Fracture | Hoisting Apparatus | 1 | N/A | Employee's ankles fractured in fall during movie stunt. | |
| 8/31/90 | Burbank | CA | Fantasy II Film Effects | Burn/scald (Heat) | Fire/Smoke | 2 | $0 | Two employees burned in stunt explosion. | |
| 9/24/90 | Malibu | CA | B.I. Productions | Other | Working Surface | 1 | 1 | $0 | Employee killed in 55 ft stunt jump. |
| 10/10/90 | Los Angeles | CA | Steven Bochco Productions | Fracture | Buildings/Structures | 1 | $750 | Employee injured in fall from scaffold. | |
| 1/4/91 | Culver City | CA | Sony Pictures Entertainment | Fracture | Ladder | 1 | N/A | Employee suffers fractures in fall when ladder breaks. | |
| 2/27/91 | Los Angeles | CA | 20th Century Fox | Fracture | Working Surface | 1 | $1,000 | Employee injured in fall through floor opening. | |
| 4/22/91 | Universal City | CA | Universal Studios | Other | Working Surface | 1 | 1 | N/A | Employee killed in fall through facade on movie set. |
| 12/3/91 | Los Angeles | CA | Maaco Construction Inc. | Burn/scald (Heat) | Fire/Smoke | 2 | $0 | Two employees burned in explosion and fire. | |
| 12/31/91 | North Hollywood | CA | Warner Brothers | Fracture | Buildings/Structures | 1 | $0 | Employee injured trying to catch falling movie set. | |
| 1/3/92 | Los Angeles | CA | Warner Brothers | Other | Scissor Lift | 1 | 1 | $0 | Employee killed when crushed between scissor lifts. |
| 1/27/92 | Universal City | CA | Universal Studios | Amputation | Machine | 1 | $0 | Employee's finger amputated; caught between tool & tool rest. | |
| 3/24/92 | Burbank | CA | Warner Brothers | Amputation | Machine | 1 | N/A | Employee amputates thumb while using power saw. | |
| 3/26/92 | Los Angeles | CA | Larkin Inc. | Burn/scald (Heat) | Electrical Apparatus/wiring | 2 | 1 | $0 | Employed burned by electrical fault in panelboard. |
| 4/7/92 | Los Angeles | CA | GLG Productions | Electric shock | Electrical Apparatus/wiring | 1 | $0 | Employee injured by electric shock due to ground fault in switch. | |
| 5/15/92 | Culver City | CA | Sony Pictures Entertainment | Amputation | Buildings/Structures | 1 | N/A | Employee's fingertip amputated in door jamb. | |
| 5/15/92 | Acton | CA | Tough Boys Productions | Burn/scald (Heat) | Fire/Smoke | 3 | $1,125 | Two employees burned when explosives at movie site detonate. | |
| 8/19/92 | Santa Clarita | CA | Lakeside Productions | Cut/Laceration | Machine | 1 | $4,950 | Employee cuts finger on table saw. | |
| 8/28/92 | Culver City | CA | Full Moon Productions | Strain/Sprain | Working Surface | 1 | $160 | Employee sprains back in fall from stage. | |
| 10/13/92 | Universal City | CA | Universal Studios | Fracture | Ladder | 1 | $300 | Employee breaks leg in fall from ladder. | |
| 10/20/92 | Terminal Island | CA | Cyborg II Inc. | Burn/scald (Heat) | Fire/Smoke | 6 | $10,000 | Stuntmen burned during pyrotechnic explosion and fire. | |
| 10/21/92 | Burbank | CA | Walt Disney Co. | Cut/Laceration | Machine | 1 | N/A | Employee's fingers injured by exposed cutting blade. | |
| 10/23/92 | Chicago | IL | Paramount Pictures | Other | Electrical Apparatus/wiring | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Electric shock due to direct contact with energized parts. |
| 1/5/93 | North Hollywood | CA | Technical Aid Corporation | Cut/Laceration | Machine | 1 | N/A | Employee's fingers cut on table saw. | |
| 1/29/93 | Culver City | CA | Warner Brothers | Fracture | Hoisting Apparatus | 1 | $6,250 | Employee injured in fall from overturning lift. | |
| 3/31/93 | Wilmington | NC | Dimension Films | Other | Firearm | 1 | 1 | N/A | Actor Brandon Lee accidently shot and killed by a defective blank. |
| 4/16/93 | Topanga Canyon | CA | Under The Stairs Inc. | Fracture | Hoisting Apparatus | 1 | $5,625 | Employee falls from overturning scissor lift. | |
| 7/29/93 | Burbank | CA | Warner Brothers | Strain/Sprain | Air Pressure | 1 | N/A | Employee struck by pressurized cylinder. | |
| 11/3/93 | Los Angeles | CA | Entertainment Partners | Foreign Body in Eye | Mists | 9 | $625 | Employees' eyes and skin irritated by tear gas. | |
| 3/11/94 | Brooklyn | NY | Paramount Pictures | Multiple trauma | Buildings/Structures | 1 | 1 | N/A | Sonja Davis killed in a stunt fall during filming of "Vampire in Brooklyn". |
| 5/15/94 | Lancaster | CA | The Oil Factory | Burn (Chemical) | Other | 1 | $700 | Fire eater burned as liquid spills onto chest. | |
| 5/18/94 | Los Angeles | CA | Werts Films | Fracture | Working Surface | 2 | N/A | Employee falls from rafter and strikes coworker. | |
| 6/14/94 | San Diego | CA | Top Dog Productions Inc. | Burn/scald (Heat) | Fire/Smoke | 1 | $750 | Employee receives second and third degree burns in a fire. | |
| 7/21/94 | Miami Beach | FL | Big Time Productions Inc. | Other | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | Employee killed when wall collapses. |
| 9/12/94 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Multiple trauma | Buildings/Structures | 1 | 1 | N/A | Employee killed in fall from exterior roof deck. |
| 12/12/94 | Castaic | CA | Three Wishes Production | Fracture | Glass | 1 | $185 | Employee injured during movie setup of coaster ride. | |
| 12/20/94 | North Hollywood | CA | Crypt Keeper Pictures | Burn/scald (Heat) | Fire/Smoke | 2 | $1,130 | Employee burned in benzoyl peroxide explosion. | |
| 1/23/95 | Culver City | CA | Paramount Pictures | Fracture | Materials Handling equipment | 1 | $2,500 | Employee's ankle fractured by falling steel floor. | |
| 1/23/95 | Culver City | CA | Paramount Pictures | Fracture | Working Surface | 1 | $2,500 | Employee injured in fall through wet plywood. | |
| 2/3/95 | Burbank | CA | Walt Disney Co. | Amputation | Motor Vehicle (Industrial) | 1 | $400 | Employee's foot crushed in forklift accident. | |
| 2/3/95 | Burbank | CA | Warner Brothers | Amputation | Machine | 1 | $2,000 | Employee injures hand in concrete mixer. | |
| 2/14/95 | Culver City | CA | Beachwood Services | Fracture | Ladder | 1 | N/A | Employee injured in fall from ladder. | |
| 3/10/95 | W Hollywood | CA | Metro Goldwyn Mayer | Amputation | Machine | 1 | $0 | Employee's finger amputated by saw. | |
| 3/30/95 | Los Angeles | CA | Pelorus Pictures L A, Pelorus Inc. | Cut/Laceration | Other | 1 | N/A | Employee's foot caught between elevator and wall and injured. | |
| 7/17/95 | Los Angeles | CA | Paramount Pictures | Bruise/Contusion/Abrasion | Ladder | 1 | $1,440 | Employee injured in fall from ladder. | |
| 7/18/95 | Los Angeles | CA | Paramount Pictures | Amputation | Machine | 1 | N/A | Employee's finger amputated in table saw. | |
| 8/7/95 | Studio City | CA | Carsey Werner | Fracture | Working Surface | 1 | $5,000 | Employee injured in fall from elevated walkway. | |
| 8/17/95 | Camarillo | CA | Technicolor Inc. | Amputation | Machine | 1 | $6,120 | Employee's finger amputated by shrink wrap machine. | |
| 11/1/95 | Los Angeles | CA | Bad Bird Productions Inc. | Fracture | Hoisting Apparatus | 1 | $2,595 | Employee breaks back in high fall stunt. | |
| 12/18/95 | Goodland | FL | Fishtail Productions Inc. | Other | Boat | 1 | 1 | N/A | Employee killed when struck by stunt boat on movie set. |
| 2/22/96 | Universal City | CA | Universal Studios | Fracture | Buildings/Structures | 1 | $150 | Employee injured in fall from suspended lamp scaffold. | |
| 3/27/96 | Los Angeles | CA | Steven Bochco Productions | Strain/Sprain | Buildings/Structures | 1 | $1,120 | Employee suffers broken thumb and compressed disc in fall. | |
| 8/2/96 | Sun Valley | CA | P M Entertainment Group | Other | Buildings/Structures | 1 | 1 | $400 | Employee killed in fall as part of TV stunt act. |
| 8/16/96 | Los Angeles | CA | Steven Bocho Production | Fracture | Materials Handling equipment | 1 | N/A | Employee's arm broken when cart tips over. | |
| 8/29/96 | Wendover | UT | Runway Pictures | Fracture | Aircraft | 1 | 1 | N/A | Employee killed when crushed by falling aircraft. |
| 9/6/96 | Los Angeles | CA | Paramount Pictures | Amputation | Machine | 1 | N/A | Employee's fingers amputated while adjusting lawn mower. | |
| 9/16/96 | Burbank | CA | Walt Disney Co. | Fracture | Ladder | 1 | N/A | Employee fractures ankle in fall from ladder. | |
| 10/3/96 | New York | NY | CBS | Other | Drugs/Alcohol | 1 | 1 | N/A | Employee dies of overdose of drugs and alcohol. |
| 11/9/96 | Los Angeles | CA | 20th Century Fox | Fracture | Buildings/Structures | 1 | $0 | Employee's arm fractured when caught in security door. | |
| 12/3/96 | Victorville | CA | Paramount Pictures | Amputation | Machine | 1 | $1,125 | Employee's thumb amputated between sanding disc and table. | |
| 12/6/96 | Burbank | CA | Warner Brothers | Cut/Laceration | Motor Vehicle (Industrial) | 2 | $5,000 | Two employees injured in fall when forklift tips over. | |
| 5/14/97 | Los Angeles | CA | ABC | Burn (Chemical) | Fire/Smoke | 1 | N/A | Employee sustains burns when flash powder explodes. | |
| 5/28/97 | Hermosa Beach | CA | Soldier Of Fortune Productions Inc. | Fracture | Materials Handling equipment | 1 | $2,055 | Employee injured in fall when forklift overturns. | |
| 7/11/97 | Chicago | IL | Warner Brothers | Bruise/Contusion/Abrasion | Machine | 1 | 1 | N/A | Employee dies after fall dismounting forklift. |
| 7/28/97 | Los Angeles | CA | Sparks/Good News Productions | Fracture | Hoisting Apparatus | 1 | $750 | Employee's leg fractured in fall from aerial lift. | |
| 10/22/97 | Los Angeles | CA | ABC | Fracture | Working Surface | 1 | $185 | Employee's elbow fractured in same-level fall on sidewalk. | |
| 12/2/97 | Los Angeles | CA | Paramount Pictures | Fracture | Motor Vehicle | 1 | N/A | Employee injured in fall from golt cart. | |
| 1/6/98 | Wilmington | NC | Black Dog Productions Inc. | Burn/scald (Heat) | Fire/Smoke | 3 | $16,800 | Three employees sustain burns on movie set. | |
| 2/5/98 | Moorpark | CA | Circle Production Limited | Fracture | Animal/Insect/Bird/Reptile/Fish | 1 | $175 | Employee's hip fractured when knocked by bucking horse. | |
| 2/25/98 | Lancaster | CA | Quedo Corporation DBA International Production Ser | Bruise/Contusion/Abrasion | Bodily Motion | 1 | $100 | Employee injured when struck by camera during photo shoot. | |
| 2/25/98 | Unknown | N/ | Unknown | Electric shock | Electrical Apparatus/wiring | 2 | N/A | Driver on his way home from work dies in car crash after long shift on the set of Longmire. | |
| 6/8/98 | Los Angeles | CA | Ed TV Productions / Universal / Imagine | Cut / Laceration | Machine | 1 | $560 | Employee injured while operating table saw. | |
| 6/24/98 | Los Angeles | CA | Paramount Pictures | Amputation | Machine | 1 | N/A | Employee suffers partial amputation of finger tip. | |
| 7/6/98 | Los Angeles | CA | Paramount Pictures | Fracture | Ladder | 1 | N/A | Employee falls from a ladder. | |
| 7/12/98 | Los Angeles | CA | Paramount Pictures | Amputation | Materials Handling equipment | 1 | N/A | A movie set prop maker loses two toes while moving a set. | |
| 1/12/99 | Dallas | TX | Entertainment Partners | Other | Motor Vehicle (Highway) | 1 | 1 | N/A | Employee dies after suffering a heart attack. |
| 2/16/99 | Universal City | CA | Rocky and Bullwinkle | Amputation | Machine | 1 | $375 | Employee's thumb amputated by table saw. | |
| 4/12/99 | Culver City | CA | Cast Away Productions | Fracture | Working Surface | 1 | $375 | Employee trip and fractures ankle. | |
| 6/28/99 | Universal City Plaza | CA | Walt Disney Co. | Fracture | Animal/Insect/Bird/Reptile/Fish | 1 | N/A | Employee injured when kicked by horse. | |
| 7/23/99 | Culver City | CA | Galaxy Quest | Fracture | Buildings/Structures | 1 | $5,000 | Employee injured in fall from scaffold. | |
| 9/28/99 | Burbank | CA | Warner Brothers | Fracture | Ladder | 1 | N/A | Employee injured in fall from ladder. | |
| 9/30/99 | Universal City | CA | Universal Studios | Burn (Chemical) | Chemical Liquids/Vapors | 1 | N/A | Employee consumes unknown substance-chemical burn in throat. | |
| 10/12/99 | Sun Valley | CA | Lexington Scenery and Props | Bruise/Contusion/Abrasion | Working Surface | 1 | N/A | Employee on crutch fell down to the bottom of stairs. | |
| 10/14/99 | Los Angeles | CA | Paramount Pictures | Strain/Sprain | Working Surface | 1 | N/A | Employee injures back after falling down stairs. | |
| 2/3/00 | Los Angeles | CA | Paramount Pictures | Amputation | Machine | 1 | $3,560 | Employee's finger amputated in mechanical power press. | |
| 2/16/00 | Benson | AZ | Brady Michaels | Other | Ladder | 1 | 1 | N/A | Employee killed in fall from ladder. |
| 3/13/00 | Van Nuys | CA | Big Ed Pictures/Beacon Communication | Fracture | Other | 1 | 1 | N/A | Employee killed by blood clot caused by fractured ankle. |
| 3/31/00 | Long Beach | CA | Warner Brothers | Other | Fire/Smoke | 1 | $4,050 | Employee develops pneumonia after fighting fire. | |
| 4/13/00 | Long Beach | CA | Warner Brothers | Amputation | Machine | 1 | N/A | Employee injured when finger amputated. | |
| 7/31/00 | Los Angeles | CA | 20th Century Fox | Electric shock | Electrical Apparatus/wiring | 2 | 1 | $28,900 | Electric shock - contact with overhead line thru metal pole. |
| 9/21/00 | Camarillo | CA | Technicolor Inc. | Fracture | Hoisting Apparatus | 1 | N/A | Forklift load falls and fractures employee's foot. | |
| 10/30/00 | Los Angeles | CA | Warner Brothers | Other | Buildings/Structures | 1 | 1 | $375 | Painter died after falling from elevated platform. |
| 3/1/01 | Northridge | CA | Hollywood Mobile Systems Inc. DBA Hayvenhurst Stud | Fracture | Working Surface | 1 | 1 | $27,015 | Employee fall to ground. |
| 3/5/01 | Unknown | N/ | Unknown | Amputation | Machine | 1 | N/A | Employee injured when finger amputated by circular saw. | |
| 3/6/01 | Downey | CA | Sony Pictures Entertainment | Other | Hoisting Apparatus | 1 | 1 | $25,680 | Employee killed when forklift tipped over. |
| 4/16/01 | Burbank | CA | Touchstone Television | Fracture | Ladder | 1 | $560 | Employee injured by fall from ladder on movie set. | |
| 4/17/01 | Little Rock | CA | 20th Century Fox | Concussion | Motor Vehicle (Highway) | 1 | N/A | Employee suffers concussion when vehicle rolled over. | |
| 4/24/01 | Salt Lake City | UT | Little Guns Inc. | Amputation | Machine | 1 | $1,350 | Employee lost thumb using unguarded saw blade. | |
| 6/11/01 | Los Angeles | CA | Paramount Pictures | Cut/Laceration | Machine | 1 | N/A | Employee suffers amputation of fingertip. | |
| 6/16/01 | Universal City | CA | Universal Studios | Fracture | Motor Vehicle | 1 | N/A | Employee fractures leg when golf cart flips over. | |
| 7/16/01 | Los Angeles | CA | Sony Pictures Entertainment | Fracture | Working Surface | 1 | $18,215 | Employee injured after fall through unguarded wall opening. | |
| 8/28/01 | Culver City | CA | Sony Pictures Entertainment | Burn/scald (Heat) | Electrical Apparatus/wiring | 1 | $5,987 | Burn - electrical fault in electrical panel. | |
| 9/28/01 | Burbank | CA | Walt Disney Co. | Burn/scald (Heat) | Electrical Apparatus/wiring | 1 | N/A | Burn - electrical fault in twist-locking outlet. | |
| 1/7/02 | Culver City | CA | 20th Century Fox | Fracture | Buildings/Structures | 1 | N/A | Employee injured after tripping and falling. | |
| 3/10/02 | Orange | CA | Filmakers Resource | Fracture | Ladder | 1 | $840 | Employee fell from ladder. | |
| 4/1/02 | Universal City | CA | Universal Studios | Fracture | Working Surface | 1 | N/A | Employee injured from fall at theater set. | |
| 4/3/02 | Glendale | CA | Bon Appetit | Cut/Laceration | Machine | 2 | $5,060 | Two employees suffer lacerations from contact with fan. | |
| 4/3/02 | Pasadena | CA | Catch Me If You Can | Foreign Body in Eye | Other | 1 | $8,435 | Employee suffers eye injury from bungee cord. | |
| 7/11/02 | Burbank | CA | Touchstone Television | Amputation | Machine | 1 | $5,060 | Employee's thumb amputated by table saw. | |
| 8/22/02 | Los Angeles | CA | Paramount Pictures | Other | Electrical Apparatus/wiring | 1 | N/A | Employee is shocked and falls from ladder. | |
| 9/26/02 | Manhattan Beach | CA | Boston Public | Amputation | Machine | 1 | $3,560 | Employee's fingertip amputated on circular saw. | |
| 10/29/02 | Pismo Beach | CA | Tears Of The Sun - Revolution Production Services | Other | Other | 1 | 1 | $2,925 | Actor dies in parachute jump. |
| 11/7/02 | Los Angeles | CA | Doom Buggy Productions Inc. | Amputation | Machine | 1 | $3,750 | Employee's thumb amputated while using table saw. | |
| 11/13/02 | Studio City | CA | CBS | Bruise/Contusion/Abrasion | Ladder | 1 | N/A | Employee falls from ladder. | |
| 1/30/03 | Santa Clarita | CA | Squeak Pictures | Fracture | Motor Vehicle (Highway) | 1 | $7,750 | Employee injured when thrown from motorcycle. | |
| 8/19/03 | Culver City | CA | Arrested Development - Fox Studios | Fracture | Ladder | 1 | N/A | Employee receives injuries after falling off ladder. | |
| 12/5/03 | Universal City | CA | Universal Studios | Fracture | Working Surface | 1 | N/A | Employee injures hip in slip and fall. | |
| 1/16/04 | Chatsworth | CA | Rancid/Sonet Film DBA Movie Mill Productions | Fracture | Hoisting Apparatus | 1 | $12,400 | Aerial lift tips over and injures employee. | |
| 2/4/04 | Culver City | CA | Las Vegas Productions | Amputation | Machine | 1 | $18,000 | Employee amputates finger in table saw. | |
| 3/3/04 | Glendale | CA | Walt Disney Co. | Fracture | Machine | 1 | $370 | Employee fractures fingers in table saw. | |
| 8/14/04 | Florida Keys | FL | Pop Art Film Factory | Multiple trauma | Aircraft | 1 | 1 | N/A | "Blair Witch" cinematographer Neal Fredericks killed in plane crash during filming of the movie "CrossBones" |
| 8/30/04 | Los Angeles | CA | Paramount Pictures | Cut/Laceration | Machine | 1 | $5,060 | Employee is injured while working on table saw. | |
| 11/19/04 | Los Angeles | CA | Domino 17521 Inc. | Fracture | Machine | 2 | $19,400 | Two employees are injured by ruptured hydraulic hose. | |
| 11/19/04 | Burbank | CA | Walt Disney Co. | Fracture | Metal Products | 1 | $2,700 | Employee fractures leg when struck by steel plates. | |
| 12/18/04 | Las Vegas | NV | Domino 17521 Inc. | Cut/Laceration | Fire/Smoke | 1 | $0 | Film industry employee is injured by special effects device. | |
| 4/8/05 | Universal City | CA | NBC Universal Inc. | Fracture | Working Surface | 1 | $1,000 | Employee fractures arm after being entangled in hose. | |
| 4/17/05 | Santa Fe | NM | Turner Films Inc. | Poisoning (Systemic) | Fume | 1 | 1 | N/A | Security guard is killed by carbon monoxide poisoning. |
| 5/4/05 | Agoura | CA | Greystone Television and Films | Puncture | Firearm | 1 | $650 | Employee is injured when shot during filming. | |
| 6/6/05 | Agua Dulce | CA | Paramount Pictures | Burn/scald (Heat) | Fire/Smoke | 1 | $2,700 | Special effects technician is burned in explosion. | |
| 6/28/05 | Los Angeles | CA | Granite Productions | Fracture | Buildings/Structures | 1 | $18,185 | Employee falls from ladder. | |
| 7/21/05 | Newhall | CA | Second Mate Productions | Other | Bodily Motion | 1 | $5,000 | Employee is injured while performing movie stunt. | |
| 8/16/05 | Los Angeles | CA | Blind Decker Productions Inc. | Other | Motor Vehicle (Industrial) | 1 | 1 | $5,060 | Employee is struck and killed by truck. |
| 9/28/05 | Burbank | CA | Warner Brothers | Fracture | Working Surface | 1 | $5,850 | Employee is injured in fall through ceiling. | |
| 10/14/05 | Los Angeles | CA | 20th Century Fox | Concussion | Other | 1 | 1 | N/A | Employee dies from heart attack. |
| 11/16/05 | Los Angeles | CA | 20th Century Fox | Fracture | Other | 1 | N/A | Employee's lung collapses in fall in parking lot. | |
| 4/19/06 | North Hollywood | CA | Caballero International Inc. | Amputation | Machine | 1 | $19,770 | Employee amputates hand while adjusting offset printer. | |
| 6/14/06 | Burbank | CA | Second Mate Productions | Amputation | Machine | 1 | $3,150 | Employee's finger tips amputated after crushing by planer. | |
| 6/23/06 | Burbank | CA | Warner Brothers | Cut/Laceration | Machine | 1 | $18,000 | Employee lacerates two fingers with table saw. | |
| 7/1/06 | N/A | IA | Fobia Films | Multiple trauma | Aircraft | 1 | 1 | N/A | Cinematographer for movie The Final Season killed in a helicoper crash. |
| 8/9/06 | Burbank | CA | Walt Disney Co. | Bruise/Contusion/Abrasion | Machine | 1 | N/A | Employee is injured while operating radius form wood shaper. | |
| 9/15/06 | Los Angeles | CA | Universal Studios | Amputation | Machine | 1 | $300 | Employee amputates fingers on blade of circular saw. | |
| 10/3/06 | Sun Valley | CA | Second Mate Productions | Fracture | Metal Products | 1 | $2,925 | Employee is injured when sling breaks during lift. | |
| 10/20/06 | Los Angeles | CA | Reset Productions | Fracture | Ladder | 1 | N/A | Employee falls from a ladder fracturing both arms. | |
| 11/19/06 | Los Angeles | CA | Shark Productions | Burn/scald (Heat) | Fire/Smoke | 3 | $0 | Three stuntmen are burned by special effect explosion. | |
| 1/18/07 | Downey | CA | Good Time Charlie Prod NBC Universal Studios | Fracture | Other | 1 | N/A | Employee sustains fracture while test firing movie prop. | |
| 1/19/07 | Burbank | CA | Walt Disney Co. | Concussion | Bike | 1 | 1 | N/A | Employee is killed performing unauthorized stunt. |
| 4/19/07 | Universal City | CA | NT2 Productions | Other | Buildings/Structures | 1 | $26,400 | Employee is injured in fall from scaffolding during erection. | |
| 5/20/07 | Burbank | CA | The Tonight Show | Fracture | Working Surface | 2 | $7,060 | Two employees are injured when forklift falls over. | |
| 6/4/07 | Playa Vista | CA | Ironworks Productions | Fracture | Buildings/Structures | 1 | $4,050 | Employee falls from movie set, fractures foot and vertebra. | |
| 10/11/07 | Los Angeles | CA | Monk Productions | Fracture | Motor Vehicle (Highway) | 1 | N/A | Employee is injured in fall from truck. | |
| 11/15/07 | Universal City | CA | Dreamworks | Fracture | Ladder | 1 | 1 | N/A | Employee fractures elbow in fall from ladder. |
| 11/17/07 | Burbank | CA | Smuggler Inc. | Fracture | Motor Vehicle (Highway) | 1 | $5,330 | Employee fracture s leg when struck by car. | |
| 11/26/07 | Universal City | CA | You Don't Mess With The Zohan | Burn/scald (Heat) | Fire/Smoke | 2 | $4,950 | Employees are burned in movie filming accident. | |
| 3/17/08 | Los Angeles | CA | Paramount Pictures | Fracture | Buildings/Structures | 1 | $1,120 | Employee is injured in fall from platform. | |
| 4/28/08 | Los Angeles | CA | Seven Pounds Productions Inc. | Fracture | Ladder | 1 | N/A | Employee is injured in fall from ladder. | |
| 10/22/08 | Burbank | CA | Warner Brothers | Amputation | Machine | 1 | N/A | Employee is injured when fingers contact saw blade. | |
| 11/10/08 | Burbank | CA | Warner Brothers | Strain/Sprain | Bodily Motion | 1 | N/A | Employee suffers from hernia. | |
| 11/12/08 | Burbank | CA | Warner Brothers | Fracture | Working Surface | 1 | N/A | Employee's ankle is fractured in fall from curb. | |
| 4/28/09 | Whittier | CA | Fangbanger Productions Inc. | Other | Buildings/Structures | 1 | $750 | Employee is injured in fall during movie stunt. | |
| 6/2/09 | Manhattan Beach | CA | Marvel Film Productions | Burn/scald (Heat) | Fire/Smoke | 2 | $3,150 | Two employees are burned by pyrotechnic materials. | |
| 9/8/09 | Los Angeles | CA | Monk Productions | Fracture | Bodily Motion | 1 | N/A | Employee fractures skull in fall on slippery surface. | |
| 9/26/09 | Culver City | CA | Screen Gems Productions DBA Priest | Cut/Laceration | Hoisting Apparatus | 1 | N/A | Employee is injured when scissor lift overturns. | |
| 6/25/10 | Lakewood | CO | Lucas Oil Production Studios | Other | Hoisting Apparatus | 1 | 1 | $60,000 | Employee falls from lift and is struck and killed by object. |
| 6/30/10 | Los Angeles | CA | Company Films Inc. DBA Company | Fracture | Motor Vehicle | 1 | $1,800 | Worker's foot is caught by truck liftgate and pinched. | |
| 6/30/10 | Valencia | CA | Prodco Inc. | Concussion | Bike | 1 | N/A | Employee going between work sites loses control of bicycle. | |
| 7/24/10 | Los Angeles | CA | Big Adventure | Concussion | Fall | 1 | $3,100 | Employee is injured in fall from stairs. | |
| 8/26/10 | Universal City | CA | Parenthood Production | Heat Exhaustion | Other | 1 | $420 | Employee suffers heat exhaustion. | |
| 10/29/10 | Roanoke | VA | Ayna | Other | Motor Vehicle | 1 | 1 | N/A | Employee is killed when struck by aTV. |
| 11/1/10 | Studio City | CA | CSI New York Season 7 | Amputation | Machine | 1 | $930 | Employee's fingers are injured by saw. | |
| 11/1/10 | Los Angeles | CA | Paramount Pictures | Poisoning (Systemic) | Chemical Liquids/Vapors | 1 | N/A | Employee is exposed to toxic fumes. | |
| 2/3/11 | Santa Clarita | CA | Woodridge Productions Inc. DBA Justified | Concussion | Motor Vehicle (Industrial) | 1 | N/A | Employee is struck by car while making television program. | |
| 2/9/11 | Santa Clarita | CA | CBS | Multiple trauma | Motor Vehicle | 1 | 1 | N/A | Security guard working on the set of "NCIS" killed when struck by a van. |
| 5/1/11 | Unknown | IN | GA/Campus PD | Multiple trauma | Aircraft | 4 | 1 | N/A | Three workers injured in helicopter crash. |
| 5/6/11 | Universal City | CA | Marvel Film Productions | Concussion | Motor Vehicle (Industrial) | 1 | 1 | $745 | Employee is killed in fall from truck. |
| 6/5/11 | Burbank | CA | Finnmax | Fracture | Fall | 2 | $4,800 | Two employees are injured in fall from studio equipment. | |
| 6/30/11 | Universal City | CA | Open 4 Business | Amputation | Machine | 1 | N/A | Employee amputates two fingers in saw. | |
| 8/18/11 | Los Angeles | CA | Lock and Key Productions Inc. DBA Fear Factor | Fracture | Fall | 1 | $5,000 | Stunt performer is injured in fall. | |
| 8/24/11 | Universal City | CA | NBC Universal Inc. | Cut/Laceration | Fall | 1 | N/A | Employee receives head injuries in fall. | |
| 9/20/11 | Santa Clarita | CA | NBC Universal Inc. | Other | Motor Vehicle | 1 | N/A | Employees are involved in auto accident. | |
| 10/20/11 | Santa Clarita | CA | Woodridge Productions Inc. DBA Justified | Puncture | Machine | 1 | N/A | Employee is shot and injured by nail gun. | |
| 10/26/11 | Santa Clarita | CA | Woodridge Productions Inc. DBA Franklin & Bash | Concussion | Ladder | 1 | N/A | Employee sustains concussion in fall from ladder. | |
| 11/22/11 | New Orleans | LA | Long Branch Productions LLC and Paramount Pictures | Fracture | Scissor Lift | 1 | 1 | $21,000 | Employee is killed when scissor lift falls from ramp. |
| 2/15/12 | Simi Valley | CA | Warstein Limited | Fracture | Animal/Insect/Bird/Reptile/Fish | 1 | $3,285 | Employee is injured in fall on movie production set. | |
| 2/17/12 | Los Angeles | CA | BBDO Toronto | Fracture | Bodily Motion | 1 | N/A | Employee crashes into stunt float. | |
| 6/14/12 | Colorado Springs | CO | Discovery Communications | Cut/laceeration | Fire/Smoke | 1 | 1 | N/A | Wife of reality TV star killed by a smoke bomb. |
| 6/21/12 | Los Angeles | CA | SyFy/NBC Universal | Burn | Fire/Smoke | 1 | N/A | Stuntwoman burned in a fire stunt on show "Face-Off". | |
| 9/21/12 | Acton | CA | Silver Bullet Productions Inc. | Other | Other | 1 | 1 | $61,445 | Employee drowns while cleaning tank. |
| 10/2/12 | Simi Valley | CA | Fly A Kite Productions Inc. | Other | Other | 1 | $750 | Worker dies from non work related illness, found in car. | |
| 1/1/13 | Los Angeles | CA | ABC Studios/Castle | Concussion | Motor Vehicle | 2 | N/A | A stuntman and actress injured in a driving scene. | |
| 2/10/13 | Acton | CA | Discovery Communications | Multiple trauma | Helicopter | 3 | 3 | N/A | Helicopter crash kills pilot and two crew members. |
| 2/11/13 | Lebec | CA | CBS Studio Center | Puncture | Animal/Insect/Bird/Reptile/Fish | 1 | N/A | Animal wrangler working on a scene involving a bull was gored. | |
| 4/15/13 | Van Nuys | CA | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 | N/A | Unknown | |
| 4/16/13 | Rosamond | CA | Transition Productions | Concussion | Bike | 1 | N/A | An employee riding a bike through an obstacle course fell off. | |
| 5/14/13 | Burbank | CA | Boomerang Productions | Fracture | Working Surface | 1 | N/A | Employee broke leg falling from a debris pile. | |
| 6/4/13 | Phoenix | AZ | John Jay Coolidge | Multiple trauma | Ladder | 1 | 1 | N/A | An employee died after falling off a ladder. |
| 7/26/13 | Burbank | CA | ABC Studios | Concussion | Ladder | 1 | N/A | Prop maker injured head and hip in fall from extension ladder. | |
| 9/11/13 | Burbank | CA | Warner Brothers | Poisoning | Other | 1 | N/A | Employee painting in an enclosed space fainted and later diagnosed with a stroke. | |
| 9/13/13 | Los Angeles | CA | Fox/New Girl Production | Amputation | Machine | 1 | N/A | Carpenter's finger partially amputated by wood kicking back. | |
| 10/11/13 | Warner Bros Ranch | CA | Warner Brothers/Jersey Boys | Fracture | Buildings/Structures | 1 | N/A | Rigging grip fell 37 feet from a sound stage catwalk. | |
| 1/7/14 | Los Angeles | CA | It's a Laugh Productions | Other | Scissor Lift | 1 | N/A | Employee injured spine in fall from scissor lift. | |
| 2/21/14 | Jesup | Ga | Film Allman / Midnight Rider | Multiple trauma | Train | 8 | 1 | N/A | Train collides into film crew. |
| 3/5/14 | Los Angeles | CA | Red Studios | Fracture | Buildings/Structures | 1 | N/A | Freelance photographer fell off a 19-foot 10-inch platform. | |
| 4/2/14 | Los Angeles | CA | Paramount Pictures | Amputation | Machine | 1 | N/A | A carpenter's thumb was amputated. | |
| 7/28/14 | Stanley | NM | Warner Horizon/A&E | Multiple trauma | Motor Vehicle | 1 | 1 | N/A | Two crew members injured when camera equipment stuck a power line. |
| 8/8/14 | Universal City | CA | FF7 | Unknown | Unknown | 1 | N/A | Unknown | |
| 8/27/14 | Omaha | NB | Langley Productions | Other | Firearm | 1 | 1 | N/A | Audio technician accidently shot during film of show "Cops". |
Credits: Sources: U.S. OSHA, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Times research. Graphics reporting by Doug Smith and Richard Verrier / Los Angeles Times