A camera operator was hospitalized after being injured on the set of NCIS: Los Angeles Thursday.
The injury occurred during a stunt scene that was being filmed at Burbank Airport , a person close to the production told the Los Angeles Times . Production for the series was shut down after the accident, but resumed Friday.
According to Deadline , the episode that was being filmed at the time of the accident is set to serve as a backdoor pilot for an upcoming spinoff series.
A spokeswoman for CBS declined to comment on the injury, which is the latest in a string of accidents that have happened on film and TV sets in recent months in the Los Angeles area. As previously reported by The Inquisitr , three people were killed in a helicopter crash during the filming of a Discovery Channel reality show. All three men were in their mid-40s and were pronounced dead at the scene.
Last month, a stuntman for the ABC series Castle sustained severe head injuries during filming. By the end of the month, he was improving in the hospital after being taken off a ventilator. The stuntman, Kieran Gallagher, played Ed Helms’ stunt double in The Hangover II and the upcoming The Hangover III .
Last September, a crew member working as a diver on the Johnny Depp film The Lone Ranger died after filming a water scene . The man went into cardiac arrest after being pulled out of the water and was airlifted to a nearby hospital, but EMTs were unable to restart his heart during the transport. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
