This is neither Alex Baldwin's fault as an actor or that of the fire arm it self.
Most film sets run at the very least 60 hour weeks, most of the time it's more.
They have a 10 hour turn arounds which means you could start at 6am work until 8pm which is a normal and you have to be back on set at 6am to do it all over again. Don't forget that means driving home, taking a shower and maybe eating something. On typical short movie this goes on for 12 weeks.
Accidents happen all the time, the crews are young and the equipment rental is usually more expensive than the crew.
I was on a job one night when a kid fell 5 flight down an air shaft of an old tenement building, lucky for him there was ton of trash at the bottom and he survived.
They called the an ambulance and the fire department had to get him out, while this was going on we broke for lunch and when we got back we went right back up and started shooting.
Another job the star of the show was all wired up to appear as he was being shot multiple times before he was completely rigged they all went off and burned his chest.
This is what happens when the most important thing is time and money, safety takes a back seat.
Most high price talent are driven to the set, have a camper, are call to the set to do their scenes and even if they put in a long day it's not usually everyday. That why I'm saying as an actor it's not Baldwin's fault, as a producer it maybe something else.
Though a lot of actors who get credit for being producer are usually in name only, most of the time it's a financial arrangement.
Movies are show business with the emphasis on business
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