'Rust' crew member fighting to save arm following spider bite

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A crew member who worked on the set of Alec Baldwin’s Western movie Rust could lose his arm after being bitten by a spider.

Lamp operator and pipe rigger Jason Miller was working to wind down production, following the tragic death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins last month, when he was bitten by a brown recluse spider on the New Mexico set.

The creature is native to North America but, according to a Just Giving page cited by Sky News, Miller was on the site of the Rust production when the bite took place, after which he experienced severe symptoms including necrosis of his arm and sepsis.

“He has been hospitalized and endured multiple surgeries each day as doctors do their best to stop the infection and try to save his arm from amputation,” reads the fundraising page.

“It will be a very long road to recovery for Jason if the medical team is able to save his arm. If under worse circumstances he loses his arm, this is a life-changing and devastating event for Jason and his family.”

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A spokesperson for the Rust producers said, “We do not comment on individual members of the cast and crew’s private matters,” reported Sky News.

Tragedy struck on the set after Baldwin fired a prop gun, which resulted in the death of cinematographer Hutchins and injuries to director Joel Souza.