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OSHA Investigator: ‘Rust’ Armorer Wasn’t Given Enough Time to Check Rounds
An OSHA investigator testified for the defense in the Hannah Gutierrez Reed trial, laying blame on management for safety failures.
Lorenzo Montoya was the first witness called by the defense in the involuntary manslaughter trial underway in Santa Fe, N.M. Gutierrez Reed is accused of causing the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by loading a live round into Alec Baldwin ‘s gun. Before the trial, prosecutors had sought to prevent the OSHA report from being introduced, arguing that its purpose was to identify management failures, not to assign criminal responsibility to individual employees. Montoya also testified that the production had no policies in place to prevent dummy ammunition — used to make weapons look authentic in close-up shots — from being contaminated with live bullets.
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