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The star, who plays the much-loved character Han Solo, was
injured after he became trapped under a rapidly closing
metal-framed door during filming in June 2014 at Pinewood
Studios, near London.
The power of the door's drive system was comparable to the
weight of a small car, said Britain's Health and Safety
Executive (HSE), a state agency which enforces workplace safety
regulations.
"This was a foreseeable incident," a spokesman for HSE said in a
statement.
"Managing on-set risks in a sensible and proportionate way for
all actors and staff -- regardless of their celebrity status --
is vital to protecting both on-screen and off-screen talent, as
well as protecting the reputation of the industry," he said.
The production firm, London-based Foodles Production (UK) Ltd,
could not immediately be reached for comment. Representatives of
the firm entered the guilty plea during a hearing earlier at
Milton Keynes Magistrates Court.
Ford, who was 71 at the time, was airlifted to a hospital in
Oxford after the incident and later had surgery on his left leg.
With global ticket sales worth well over $2 billion, "The Force
Awakens", the seventh installment of the Star Wars saga, is the
third highest-grossing movie in Hollywood history, behind
"Avatar" and "Titanic".
(Reporting by Estelle Shirbon; editing by Giles Elgood)
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