Rust production company agrees to pay $100,000 fine after fatal shooting

The production company behind the film Rust has agreed to pay a fine of 100,000 US dollars (Santa Fe County Sheriff/PA)

The production company behind the film Rust has agreed to pay a fine of 100,000 US dollars to the New Mexico Environment Department’s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau (OHSB) following the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

The bureau issued a fine of $136,793 (€128,981) to the production company last April, the maximum allowable by state law in New Mexico.