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

Westfield High School Followup

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/04/25/questions-raised-after-stage-collapses-at-indiana-high-school/

http://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2015/04/24/more-than-12-hurt-as-stage-collapses-at-indiana-high-school

Pardon my cynicism, but I'm not sure what maintenance or inspection records they expect to find for an orchestra pit cover.  If I were investigating, I'd be most interested in the initial design of the cover and any modifications or deviations to that cover that may have been made over the years. I'd also be interested in the materials and methods of construction.