In one scene, extras were required to be thrown over the side of an Aztec pyramid. One of the extras inadvertently left a live round in his rifle which discharged, shooting another extra, Charles Chandler, in the head, killing him instantly.
DeMille then ordered the extras to reload with blanks in order to film the next shot in which the door is broken down. During filming of a scene where soldiers were required to break down a locked door, the extras fired at the door using live ammunition to give the scene more realism. suffered serious burns to his face and hands when a prop pistol exploded upon being fired. Future film director Erich von Stroheim fell off a roof and broke two ribs in one scene as an extra. Carter received a posthumous Carnegie Hero Award for his rescue efforts. The rest of the film crew watched helplessly as they were sucked into the sandbar and drowned. He dragged her onto a sandbar that was reported to be quicksand. When the boat capsized, camera operator Owen Carter immediately jumped into the river to save her. On 1 July 1914, while filming on location in Cañon City, Colorado, cast member Grace McHugh was filming a scene where her character was crossing the Arkansas River in a boat. From 1980 to 1990, there were 37 deaths relating to accidents during stunts 24 of these deaths involved the use of helicopters. In the history of film and television, accidents have occurred during shooting, such as cast or crew fatalities or serious accidents that plagued production. Unintentional injuries or deaths during audiovisual production
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