OSHA Investigator: ‘Rust’ Armorer Wasn’t Given Enough Time to Check Rounds

An OSHA investigator testified on Tuesday that “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed was not given enough time to make sure that there were no live rounds on set.

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.

On the stand, Montoya faulted the Rust management team for safety lapses that led to the accidental shooting. Those included directing Gutierrez Reed to focus on other tasks, taking her away from her responsibilities as the film’s armorer, he

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