BALLISTIC SALLY FIELD

Sally Field turned into a real-life Norma Rae - demanding the set on her hit show Brothers & Sisters be shut down after a production member came down with swine flu!

It was the truest example of life imitating art. Sally won a Best Actress Oscar for the 1979 hit playing a woman who fights to improve the intolerable working conditions at her job.

"Sally took control and personally pulled the plug. She didn't even give the producers time to react," a set insider told The ENQUIRER.

"She was fiercely concerned about everyone, especially her co-star Rachel Griffiths. Sally snapped at producers, 'Rachel's got a newborn! There's no way in hell we're going back to work until this set is declared 100 percent safe!'"

The ailing production member, who was not identified, most likely contracted the virus from a child returning from summer camp, according to those on the set. The hit ABC drama lost one day's production on July 27 while medical investigators determined there was no further risk, said the source.

"Sally truly is the pack leader on the set," the source added.

"She found out over the weekend about the swine flu case and made it clear no one on her show would be placed in any risk no matter what the cost."