A crew member working on the new Marvel TV series Wonder Man has died on set after falling from high rafters.
The incident took place at the Radford Studio Center in Los Angeles. Filming was not occurring at the time.
The man, who was working as a rigger – someone who sets up scaffolding on film and TV sets – later died of his injuries.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched an investigation into what happened.
The man has not yet been named. Filming of Wonder Man, which stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Ben Kingsley, was due to restart in March after being delayed by the recent Hollywood strikes.
The Disney+ series focuses on Simon Williams, who joins the world of superheroes after being gifted with supernatural powers.
While deaths and serious injuries on film and TV sets are considered to be relatively rare, there have been a number of high-profile incidents in recent years.
Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, was shot dead and director Joel Souza was injured when a gun went off on the set of the film Rust in 2021.
Actor Alec Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter.
Last year, several crew members on the set of the Gladiator sequel in Morocco were injured when a stunt sequence went wrong.
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