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Crew member dies in accident on set of Marvel's 'Incredible' – Winnipeg Free Press

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STUDIO CITY, Calif. (AP) — A crew member who worked on the Marvel Studios series “Wonder Man” died in a shooting accident Tuesday morning at CBS Radford Studios in Studio City.

According to trade publication Deadline, which first reported the news, the unnamed man was a rigger who fell from the rope.

“Our thoughts and deepest sympathies go out to his family and friends, and our support behind the investigation into the circumstances of this accident,” a Marvel spokesperson said.

FILE - The Marvel Studios logo is seen during Walt Disney Studios' presentation of CinemaCon 2023, the official convention of the National Association of Theater Owners (NATO) at Caesars Palace, Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in Las Vegas. A crew member who worked on Marvel Studios' 'Incredible' series has died in an accident on set. Deadline reports that a man falls from a rope at the CBS Radford Studios in Studio City, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
FILE – The Marvel Studios logo is seen during Walt Disney Studios' presentation of CinemaCon 2023, the official convention of the National Association of Theater Owners (NATO) at Caesars Palace, Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in Las Vegas. A crew member who worked on Marvel Studios' 'Incredible' series has died in an accident on set. Deadline reports that a man falls from a rope at the CBS Radford Studios in Studio City, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, will be the investigating agency.

Matthew D. Loeb, president of the International Alliance of Stage Employees, said the union community was shocked and saddened.

“We are working to provide support to our member's family, colleagues and co-workers,” Loeb said in a statement. “Workplace safety is our top priority, and we will assist Cal/OSHA in their investigation to the best of our ability.”

Although crew injuries and deaths in film and television have historically been underreported, several deaths have occurred in recent years, prompting high-profile lawsuits and calls for industry reform.

These include the 2014 death of 27-year-old camera assistant Sarah Jones, when a gun pointed at actor Alec Baldwin went off on the set of cinematographer Halina Hutchins' film Rust in 2021. Killed in a train accident on the set of Midnight Rider.