'Rust' Production Hit with $137,000 Fine for Having 'Willfully Violated' Safety Measures

The New Mexico Environment Department’s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau has fined Rust ‘s production company after an investigation. The report concluded that production knew firearm safety procedures were being disregarded on set and have issued a fine of $136,793. “This is the highest level of citation and maximum fine allowable by state law in [...]