Five Men Injured In Scaffolding Accident at George Lucas Property In Marin

Five workers were injured Monday morning during the setup for an event at George Lucas's Summit Skywalker Ranch in Marin County, after some scaffolding collapsed on top of them. As NBC Bay Area reports, an initial emergency call said that three people were trapped "under a stage" at Summit Skywalker Ranch in Marin County — which is a different property from the main Skywalker Ranch complex, sitting east of it between Lucas Valley and and Skywalker Ranch off of Lucas Valley Road. The incident happened around 11:20 am on Monday, while setup was occurring for an event later that day, involving a stage and LCD screens. A scaffolding holding multiple screens reportedly collapsed, with at least one man becoming trapped, per NBC Bay Area. Multiple agencies reportedly responded to the emergency, including Marin County Fire, the San Rafael Fire Department, and the Novato Fire Department. Two of the men appear to have only been minorly injured, with three requiring hospitalization. Of those, one man was said to be a "Code 3," per NBC Bay Area, meaning he was in "very serious" condition. The man who was trapped under the screens was reportedly not seriously injured, and was treated at the scene after airbags were used to lift the objects off of him. The condition of the hospitalized men has not been shared, and we do not know the nature of the event that was scheduled for Monday. Summit Skywalker Ranch was turned into a retreat center and rentable event venue in 2018 "for likeminded businesses to stay and experience the Skywalker vision." Up until the opening of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles this month, this was also the primary gallery space for Lucas's art collection, which is focused on movie memorabilia, posters, comics, and more. The larger Skywalker Ranch property encompasses 6,000 acres east of Nicasio, including a 26-acre vineyard, and a working ranching raising Wagyu cattle. This is a developing story.