A terrifying moment on the Harry Potter soundstages Wednesday, as Daniel Radcliffe’s stuntman was hospitalized with serious back injuries following an onset mishap.

Because the accident took place during preproduction for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Radcliffe and the film’s marquee stars were not on set at the time.

The injury occurred when the 25-year-old man, who has doubled for Radcliffe on all Potter films and whose name has not been released “out of respect for his family,” was running through stunts at England’s Leavesden Studios.

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