History Main / OnSetInjury

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* Stuntman and ''Series/AmericasGotTalent: Extreme'' contestant Jonathan Goodwin performed a stunt where he needed to escape a straitjacket while suspended in mid-air before he was crushed in between two cars. [[https://www.etonline.com/jonathan-goodwin-opens-up-about-americas-got-talent-extreme-accident-that-left-him-paralyzed-183671 The stunt went wrong, and he was nearly crushed in-between the cars, fell the ground, missing the air mattress and landing on his head]]. Miraculously, he ''survived'', but ruptured his kidney, punctured a lung, and fractured his ribs and spin, and was left a paraplegic. The show was pulled afterwards and [[https://deadline.com/2023/10/americas-got-talent-extreme-contestant-sues-over-stunt-that-paralyzed-him-1235572113/ Goodwin would later file a lawsuit due to alleged lax safety standards]].
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* A planned stage play based on ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' was cancelled after an acrobat died in rehearsal.

* One sketch on ''Theatre/TheDangerousBrothers'' required Creator/AdrianEdmondson to be set on fire. Unfortunately, [[JustForPun in the heat of the moment]], he forgot the safety word and as he rolled around on the floor screaming to be put out, one crewmember commented on his professionalism -- because he didn't need the safety word!

* During the first broadcast of ''WebOriginal/GenerationLoss'', one of the wires supplying power to Ranboo's mask came loose when he laid down, and ended up pressed against his back. He did not break character and finished the show, but [[https://twitter.com/Ranboosaysstuff/status/1661524533780652033?s=20 had to go to the ER]] afterwards for what turned out to be second-degree electrical burns.

In ProfessionalWrestling, because of its live action pseudofighting nature and the high risk of injuries due to mistimings, botches, or [[HostilityOnTheSet/ProfessionalWrestling plain ol' shoot fighting]], injuries are very common among wrestlers. It's not uncommon for promotions to have most of their roster on the shelf due to injuries. Because of this, no pro wrestling examples are allowed, as [[NoRealLife/TooCommon we would need more than one page to cover all the examples]].

* ''Theatre/StarlightExpress'': The original production, performed on roller skates at speeds of up to 40 MPH, was widely known as one of the most dangerous plays on the West End, with the 21 actors averaging three injuries per run ''each'', and one actress later suing the company. The Broadway production, which was faster and on a larger set, was just as bad, if not worse, with one actor snapping his ankle in rehearsals and another blowing out his knee after falling 15 feet. ''Wait in the Wings'' would later title [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTXtLNsrvlI his retrospective on the musical]] "The Painful Spectacle of ''Starlight Express''" for this reason.

** He once [[TooDumbToLive dared]] Creator/DolphLundgren on the set of ''Film/RockyIV'' to punch him at full force. Long story short, he wound up in the ''intensive care unit'' for ''several days''.

* During the first broadcast of ''WebVideo/GenerationLoss'', one of the wires supplying power to Ranboo's mask came loose when he laid down, and ended up pressed against his back. He did not break character and finished the show, but [[https://twitter.com/Ranboosaysstuff/status/1661524533780652033?s=20 had to go to the ER]] afterwards for what turned out to be second-degree electrical burns.

** In ''Film/HorrorOfDracula'', he got his eyes burned by squib marks in a scene where Dracula gets shot. The scream of pain used in the final film is quite real.

** Creator/MarinaSirtis asked to perform her own stunt of being knocked backward in [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E15PowerPlay "Power Play"]], only for her to land wrong and badly bruise her tailbone. Worst of all, according to Sirtis, was that the shot ended up being from so far away "it could have been Worf in Troi's costume and you couldn't tell the difference!"

** ''Film/MrNiceGuy'': Chan took a two story fall as part of a stunt - he was supposed to land on some safety mats out of camera range, but missed them, tearing some ligaments and dislocating some of his neck vertebrae.

** ''Film/RumbleInTheBronx'': Chan broke an ankle while jumping from a bridge onto the deck of a hovercraft. He tried to turn his body to stop himself hitting a wall as he landed, but didn't take into account the non-slip surface of the deck, and his foot didn't turn with the rest of him.

* Creator/ChevyChase suffered a groin injury doing a pratfall with a podium in the first episode of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''. This caused him to miss the second and third episodes.
* ''Franchise/StarTrek''

** Creator/MarinaSirtis asked to perform her own stunt of being knocked backward in [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E15PowerPlay "Power Play"]], only for her to land wrong and badly bruise her tailbone. Worst of all, according to Sirtis, was that the shot ended up being from so far away "it could have been Worf in Troi's costume and you couldn't tell the difference!" Sirtis also suffered some mild burns during the ''Enterprise-D'' crash sequence in ''Film/StarTrekGenerations''
** Patricia Tallman, a stunt double for several of the female leads in the series, was injured while doubling for Creator/NanaVisitor when Creator/TimRuss slugged her for real in [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS02E04InvasiveProcedures "Invasive Procedures"]]. Russ wanted to stop so she could be treated, but Tallman told him to finish the fight so they could get it on film.
** Creator/AlfreWoodard was burned by a pyrotechnic effect on the set of ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact'' that left some mild scarring on her upper arms.

** He once [[TooDumbToLive dared]] Creator/DolphLundgren on the set of ''Film/RockyIV'' to punch him at full force. Long story short, he wound up in the ''intesive care unit'' for ''several days''.

* ''Theatre//{{Tsukiuta}} has has a few:

** While filming episode 1.21, "On the Job," Creator/GarySinise tore a leg muscle running down some subway entrance stairs. He was taken to the hospital, given morphine and driven home. The incident occurred on his 50th birthday & he spent the evening on the couch feeling a bit loopy.

* ''Theatre/SpiderManTurnOffTheDark'' was such a TroubledProduction that the play's page in Wiki/TheOtherWiki has a subsection dedicated exclusively to cast injuries:

** ''Film/ArmourOfGod'': Chan attempted to jump onto a tree branch, but missed and fell headfirst to the ground below, suffering multiple injuries including a brain haemorrhage, a broken skull, jaw and nose, and losing several teeth. He was rushed to hospital for emergency brain surgery and now has a plastic plug covering a hole in his skull, hidden beneath his hair.

* ''Series/{{The Avengers|1960s}}''[='=] episode "Mandrake" featured Creator/HonorBlackman have a fight scene with wrestler Jackie Pallo. In one take, she accidentally knocked him out for four minutes (she forgot to feint first, then kick, and simply kicked him in the head, knocking him onto the concrete floor of the studio). The incident garnered plenty of publicity in the British press. Blackman was in tears when it happened and sat by him until he recovered.

* Music/BritneySpears received four stitches after a piece of the camera hit her on the back of the head while filming the music video for "Oops..I Did It Again".