Death on the Set of G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Death on the Set of G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Filming has wrapped on the new G.I. Joe movie, but an accident has cost the life of a crew member during the process of dismantling the sets. Click the jump for details.

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By nailbiter111 - Nov 23, 2011 10:11 AM EST
Filed Under: G.I. Joe
Source: www.tmz.com



Yesterday a crew member, Mike Huber, died after having an accident on the New Orleans set of "G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation." According to a source with TMZ Mike Huber was working on a scissor lift, and the machine toppled over. The injuries sustained from the fall were fatal. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Mike Huber's family.

Courtesy of TMZ
Officials at Paramount Pictures confirm ... the crew member was working on tearing down the set, when something went terribly wrong.

Sources connected to the production tell us ... the man was working on a high-powered scissor lift, when the machine tipped over and the man sustained fatal injuries.

Paramount released a statement saying, "Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with the [crew member's] family at this time."

The statement continues, "The safety of our cast and crew is our top priority and the studio is fully cooperating with all investigating agencies as they examine the circumstances surrounding this unusual accident.”
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StrangerX
StrangerX - 11/23/2011, 10:41 AM
Wow!! they finished filming already, and the only person we've really seen has been the Rock from his tweets WTF.
ComicsCommando
ComicsCommando - 11/23/2011, 10:44 AM
Lmao@StrangerX completely ignoring the crew member's unfortunate death.
StrangerX
StrangerX - 11/23/2011, 10:53 AM
Oh was that what this article was about, my bad. That is unfortunate.
xizorkatarn
xizorkatarn - 11/23/2011, 11:02 AM
Now StrangerX knows, and knowing is half the battle.
grifter
grifter - 11/23/2011, 11:02 AM
Did you just see the Rock's face and clicked?
AlibiBreakfast
AlibiBreakfast - 11/23/2011, 11:06 AM
@xizorkatarn You just won the internet, sir.
drfate
drfate - 11/23/2011, 11:09 AM
yeah, the smiling Rock thumbnail, CBM? change it.
Shaman
Shaman - 11/23/2011, 11:13 AM
Yeah, and it's too early for Chuck Norris jokes to. Just in case you were thinking it. You were, weren't you. Just admit it. You had one right at the tips of your tongues. Something about him being angry, right? Ha, i knew it. Now go repent.
Kakarot
Kakarot - 11/23/2011, 11:14 AM
Obviously it wasn't going to be Rock who died or anything, that was just a cheap trick! Sad news though. My thoughts go out to his family at this time.
PaulRom
PaulRom - 11/23/2011, 11:15 AM
Chuck Norris thought of him, that's what killed him. :P
In all seriousness, RIP.
Starlight
Starlight - 11/23/2011, 11:20 AM
WTF happens with movie sets nowadays!!! This shit is becoming more and more usual nowadays (in most of the cases crew memebers and stunts). Get a Safety supervisor god damn it !!!
THEHAWK
THEHAWK - 11/23/2011, 11:20 AM
I saw Dwayne Johnson's pic on the article and was like "oh shit!" Then I saw that it was another crewmember and I was like "Still oh shit"
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 11/23/2011, 11:21 AM
Sad news.
incrediblesuperbatspider
incrediblesuperbatspider - 11/23/2011, 11:21 AM
So the rock giving a big ole cheesy grin is the best teaser image u can come up with that suits the grim circumstances?
RyanLantern77
RyanLantern77 - 11/23/2011, 11:24 AM
The Rock is apparently pleased by this news
StrangerX
StrangerX - 11/23/2011, 11:26 AM
I'm lovin how the Rock goes from Happy as shit to. What you say about my mamma..lmao!!
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 11/23/2011, 11:26 AM
But hey you cant make omelette without breaking few eggs.
Kiddin! kiddin! Dont kill me!

This is seriously sad news! No one needs to die while making some crappy movies!
Shaman
Shaman - 11/23/2011, 11:27 AM
Just don't use a picture of him saying a Chuck Norris joke. Lets have some respect here.
dxperry
dxperry - 11/23/2011, 11:30 AM
John Cena must've shown up on set and The Rock killed him
TheAmazingSpidey63
TheAmazingSpidey63 - 11/23/2011, 11:34 AM
My prayers and deepest condolences goes to the crew member's family. RIP.
Freek
Freek - 11/23/2011, 11:34 AM
Now this movie will win awards for sure.
Freek
Freek - 11/23/2011, 11:36 AM
I HERE YA dxperry!
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 11/23/2011, 11:40 AM
I hope Zartan is going to look a bit more like Zartan this time. I heard he is the main baddie in this. He and Ray Stevenson as Firefly.

The best characters in this film are probably going to be Firefly, Roadblock, Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow. Ouh and Bruce Willis as Joe Colton.
redsoxdude
redsoxdude - 11/23/2011, 11:52 AM
Man that stinks. I work on scissor lifts, order pickers, or any type of man lift everyday. I would like to know how the lift tipped over. Un-level ground? Hit by another lift? This is very unfortunate.
We had a guy fall a few months back off one in our California warehouse. Wasn't wearing his lanyard and fell 20+ feet and cracked his skull.
JackBauer
JackBauer - 11/23/2011, 11:56 AM
My condolences to the family.

A scissor lift is an inherently dangerous piece of equipment. It has a very small footprint and can go very high. When fully extended the slightest movement can cause it to sway back and forth.

If I'm not mistaken, the Notre Dame student that was killed at football practice earlier this year was on a scissor lift that was blown over by a strong wind gust.
Spock
Spock - 11/23/2011, 12:08 PM
Wow what a way to wrap stuff up. That blowS hard, RIP MIKE HUBER!
Shaman
Shaman - 11/23/2011, 12:14 PM
Scissor lifts should really have the same things that stick out on the sides that the backhoes have. Keeps'em steady-er.
AutobotCommander84
AutobotCommander84 - 11/23/2011, 12:27 PM
Chuck Norris is a conservative bastard.
jazzman
jazzman - 11/23/2011, 12:35 PM
didnt the last G.I. Joe movie had a major accident also
AC1
AC1 - 11/23/2011, 12:46 PM
Scissor lifts should have some sort of extendable ground clamp or something, like a set of legs that can be fixed to the ground when the machine is in use, and then retracted when they need to drive away.

@xizorkataran I feel so guilty for laughing at that, and I can't stop laughing every time I think about it.

Yet another reason this film shouldn't have been made.

In all seriousness,RIP.
headlopper
headlopper - 11/23/2011, 12:49 PM
Wow, much condolences to the family.
darkknightmare2012
darkknightmare2012 - 11/23/2011, 1:14 PM
poor guy .. and terrible time for his family to deal with this around the holidays .. may he rest in peace .. and i hope the company takes care of his expenses and does soemthing nice for his family ..
AGENTJAY1130
AGENTJAY1130 - 11/23/2011, 3:17 PM
I HOPE THIS MOVIE DO GOOD BECAUSE HIS HAMILY IS GOING TO SUE THERE ASSES BIG TIME!!!
AGENTJAY1130
AGENTJAY1130 - 11/23/2011, 3:18 PM
RIP MIKE HUBER!!
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