1930's Accident Report Form from the WPA

I found this little gem today while exploring the second floor of the Clymer Art Museum in Ellensburg, WA with my production management class. It was in the bottom of an old coal bin. It measures 4 3/4" wide and almost 7" long and was part of a pad. It is a Works Progress Administration accident report from the 1930's.

Two student actors injured in Sweeney Todd production

http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/07/asia/new-zealand-sweeney-todd-razor/index.html

OSHA Cites Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation in Peyton Trueblood's Death

This is almost a month old, but it appears that OSHA has completed it's investigation in to the death of Peyton Trueblood last summer at Palo Duro Canyon.  Peyton was killed in a pyrotechnics storage magazine explosion on July 31, 2015.  The details from the OSHA citation are in the article.

http://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/osha-issues-citations-following-death-of-21-year-old-texas-worker 

Actor Killed by Prop Sword

There is really no such thing as a prop sword being safe from causing puncture wounds.  Make the point as "actor friendly" as you wish, but when it comes to steel vs flesh, the steel will always win.  Aristotle and Newton were wise men.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/16/asia/japan-actor-sword-death/index.html

Raphael Schumacher Declared Brain Dead

Following a week of declining condition, Raphael Schumacher has been declared brain dead as a result of his injuries.

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35500871 

Stage Combat Accident in Arizona

And this is why you always hire a fight choreographer and conduct a fight call before every performance...

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/arizona-actor-accidentally-stabbed-stomach-show-article-1.2247477

OSHA Region 1 released more details about the final determination regarding the 2014 Ringling Brothers accident that injured 9 performers.

https://www.osha.gov/newsrelease/reg1-20150423.html