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A crew member working to wind down production of Alec Baldwin’s movie ‘Rust’ – after the cinematographer was accidentally shot dead on set – was bitten by a venomous spider and may end up losing his arm.
The incident involving lamp operator and pipe rigger Jason Miller occurred some time ago, with Sky News learning about it through a ‘Just Giving’ page set up raise money for the man’s treatment.
Miller was working at the production site in New Mexico when he was bitten in the arm by a brown recluse spider, which injects necrotic venom into its prey.
The crew member was hospitalized several days after the bite, as he experienced severe symptoms, including necrosis and sepsis.
The man “endured multiple surgeries each day as doctors do their best to stop the infection and try to save his arm from amputation,” the message on the fundraising platform said.
Even in the best-case scenario, “it will be a very long road to recovery for Jason if the medical team is able to save his arm,” it added.
Sky News contacted the producers regarding what happened to Miller, and they responded by saying: “We do not comment on individual members of the cast and crew’s private matters.”
