Yale Daily News

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Following Salim's DRA '09 death, OSHA recommends formal training for students

Staff Reporter
Published Monday, December 10, 2007

Posted Monday 5:30 p.m. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has formally recommended that the Yale School of Drama provide training to students handling heavy props and materials following the death of a graduate student in an accident at the Yale Repertory Theatre last month.

Pierre-André Salim DRA ’09 was killed Nov. 18 after several dozen sheets of particleboard fell on him as he helped to unload materials from the back of a truck in preparation for the Rep’s production of “Tartuffe.” OSHA officials told the News last month that their preliminary...

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