According to The New Orleans Advocate, MÖTLEY CRÜE and Netflix are being sued by a crew member over severe electrical burns he sustained last year on the set of the band’s biopic, “The Dirt”.
Louis DiVincenti, a rigging grip, claims that a power line shock left him with second- and third-degree burns over 50 percent of his body.
“Even though all of our safety protocols were in place, an accident did occur and a crewmember was injured by electricity,” a rep for the film told The Hollywood Reporter shortly after the accident happened. Filming wasn’t interrupted, because the cast was off shooting somewhere else while DiVincenti was tearing down a set that was no longer needed, the rep said.
DiVincenti is seeking damages, including $1.8 million in medical bills.