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    Harrison Ford could have died on the set of 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'.

    The 74-year-old actor was badly injured filming for his role as Han Solo in the science fiction franchise at Pinewood Studios in London, England when a door on the Millennium Falcon spaceship fell open and broke his leg.


    Foodles Production pleaded guilty for breaching health and safety legislation on two counts at Milton Keynes magistrates court.

    Prosecutor Andrew Marshall claimed the door "could have killed somebody" if the emergency stop button hadn't been activated in time.

    Of the guilty plea, a spokesperson for the Health and Safety ex ecutive (HSE) added: "The British film industry has a world-renowned reputation for making exceptional films. Managing on-set risks in a sensible and proportionate way for all actors and staff – regardless of their celebrity status – is vital to protecting both on-screen and off-screen talent, as well as protecting the reputation of the industry."

    Meanwhile, Harrison previously opened up about the injury. He said at the time: "Now we had lots of money and technology and so they built a f***ing great hydraulic door which closed at light speed and somebody said, ‘Ooh I wonder what this is?'

    "And the door came down and hit me on my left hip because I was turned to my right. And then it flung my left leg up and it dislocated my ankle and as it drove me down to the floor, my legs slapped on the ramp up to the Millennium Falcon and broke both bones in my left leg."

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