A fundraiser launched by household and mates of a hospitalized crew member injured throughout an accident on the set of The Pickup shares extra particulars on his well-being.
The GoFundMe web page identifies the crew member as Marvin Haven, a dolly grip of practically three a long time. Deadline has confirmed that the web page, which was created by Sean Fisher, is a respectable fundraising effort.
To date, Haven has not been recognized by Amazon MGM, IATSE, or OSHA. The latter two organizations are at present investigating the accident. On the time of publication, the fundraiser had neared $50,000 out of its $100,000 purpose.
In response to the web page, Haven has suffered “in depth bodily accidents, which incorporates damaged ribs, a number of fractures in his neck and again, a shattered scapula, punctured lung, and a cranium fracture which would require facial reconstructive surgical procedure.”
“We’re so grateful and blessed that our beloved good friend remains to be alive, however his street to restoration will undoubtedly be lengthy, tough, and confronted with unimaginable challenges,” the submit continues.
The accident occurred on Saturday, April 20 throughout an motion sequence with the 2nd unit crew, in accordance with the studio. Because it occurred with the 2nd unit crew, manufacturing on the movie has not stopped and director Tim Story was not round this a part of the set on the time of the accident, sources advised Deadline.
“Sadly, the sequence didn’t go as deliberate and a number of other members of the crew have been injured in consequence,” mentioned a spokesperson for the studio. “We’re nonetheless within the strategy of gathering info on what occurred and why, however at first our ideas are with those that are recovering.”
A video of the accident obtained by the New York Occasions reveals an armored truck rolls on high of the SUV, with each automobiles totally flipping earlier than touchdown upright. Deadline understands there have been a number of crew members injured through the accident, although the extent of their accidents are unclear. Their identities have additionally not been made public.