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Work Accidents and the Law
(1910)
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By Mike Wintermantel, March 15, 2011 | |
| | | 1. Work Accidents and the Law Marker | | |
Inscription. The pioneering study of industrial conditions in Allegheny County by Crystal Eastman documented 526 workplace deaths in one year. A component of the land-mark Pittsburgh Survey, it led to industrial accident prevention programs and workers' compensation laws.
Erected 2008 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Location. 40° 26.432′ N, 80° 0.165′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. Marker can be reached from Market Square near Market Street, on the left when traveling east. Click for map. Located in Market Square near PPG Place. Marker is in this post office area: Pittsburgh PA 15222, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company (within shouting distance of this marker); Martin R. Delany (about 400 feet away, in a direct line); John Scull (about 600 feet away); Radio Station KDKA (approx. 0.2 miles away); Historic Site in Journalism (approx. 0.2 miles away); Westinghouse Electric Corporation (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Pittsburgh Agreement (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. ¼ mile away). Click for a list of all markers in Pittsburgh.
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By Mike Wintermantel, March 15, 2011 | |
| | | 2. Work Accidents and the Law Marker in Market Square | | |
1. Excerpts from the Pittsburgh Survey. eHistory at The Ohio State University (Submitted on March 16, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.)
2. Work Accidents and the Law - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 26, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
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By Unknown, 1916 | |
| | | 3. Crystal Eastman | | Crystal Eastman grew up surrounded by socialist family and friends. She became a pioneer investigative journalist who started a career investigating labor conditions for the Pittsburgh Survey sponsored by the Russell Sage Foundation. Her report, Work Accidents and the Law (1910), became a classic study and helped advocate the first workers compensation law in America.
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Credits. This page originally submitted on March 15, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 292 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 15, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on July 26, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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