A 911 call made after Jeremy Renner was run over by a seven-ton snowplow on New Year’s Day suggests the right side of the actor’s chest collapsed and his torso was crushed.
The emergency log obtained by TMZ included notes from the accident showing that Renner heard moans in the background of the call and suffered severe head bleeding and other injuries.
The injuries to his chest and torso reportedly made it difficult for the Marvel star to breathe before he was flown from the scene of the accident to a nearby hospital around 10 a.m. Sunday morning near his home in the Reno area.
On Tuesday, Renner shared a picture of himself in his hospital bed with visible bruises on his face and, in his first post on social media since the accident, thanked well-wishers for their “kind words”.
Marvel actor Jeremy Renner thanked well-wishers for their “kind words” in his first post on social media since his snowplow accident on New Year’s Day
‘Thank you all for your kind words. I’m (sic) too confused to type now. But I’m sending you all love,” he captioned the picture.
The actor, who was in critical condition after the accident, had two surgeries that placed metal pins around his leg. On Tuesday he was awake and talking, a source told .
The actor was helping a family member with a private vehicle that got stuck in the snow, Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam said during a news conference Tuesday afternoon.
He used the 14,330-pound snowplow to help the family member before going out to speak to them.
During the conversation it was observed that the PistenBully [snow plow] began to roll,” said Balaam.
At this point, Renner, 51, tried to get back in and was pulled over.
The sheriff added that police do not suspect foul play, nor do they suspect that Renner was even impaired at the time.
He said neighbors “came out with towels” and gave him first aid, although neither was a doctor.
The snow groomer is currently owned by the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office
The Renner snow plow was run over with a weight of approximately 14,330 pounds
Renner is pictured at his home in 2017. He has said in the past he had to clear snow to gain access to the $3.25 million property
The sheriff’s department is currently investigating the accident and has the snowplow in their possession.
Renner spoke to emergency services before being flown to a nearby hospital just before 10 a.m. local time.
Renner’s family was visiting for a New Year’s celebration, but the high-altitude hamlet near Mount Rose, Nevada, where he lives, had been buried under five feet of snow. Local residents were without electricity and running water for two days when the accident happened on New Year’s Day.
Renner — who has his own fire engine, plow and other heavy machinery — took a snowcat early January 1 to clear some of the snow.
‘He had family up here. His nephew was with him. They closed the mountain because everyone was slipping,” the source, who has known Renner for several years, told .
“He only plowed the road to ski. He got out and then the plane took off. The machine jumped out of the aisle. And then he did something to try to get in and he got caught up and hit him.
“He sustained some wounds but is fine now. He’s talking and all, even though he needs to rest. They put a needle in his leg,” the source said.
Two neighbors said he underwent surgery at Renown Regional Medical Center, known as the best hospital in northern Nevada with top-notch orthopedic surgeons.
The source added that conditions were extreme this weekend at his $3.25 million home near the Mount Rose Highway near the city of Reno.
‘Two days ago [the snow] five feet deep, his workers had to hike in,” they said. “They haven’t had power since 4 p.m. Saturday.”
TMZ previously reported that the safety features of Renner’s snow groomer failed, causing it to roll over Renner’s leg about a quarter mile from his home. The machine was built by the German manufacturer Kassbohrer.
Renner is best known for his role as Hawkeye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Renner plays Hawkeye, a live-shooting member of the superhero Avengers squad in Marvel’s expansive film and television universe.
He is loved by fans across the country, and especially by children in Washoe County, who have seen the celebrity in the area for years and when he attends local events.
He received back-to-back Oscar nominations for 2010’s The Hurt Locker and 2011’s The Town. His portrayal of a bomb disposal specialist in Iraq in The Hurt Locker helped him make a name for himself.
2012’s Avengers cemented him as part of Marvel’s grand ambitions as a storyteller, with his character appearing in multiple sequels and getting his own Disney+ series, Hawkeye.