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Downtown in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Work Accidents and the Law

(1910)

 
 
Work Accidents and the Law Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed 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.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & PoliticsIndustry & CommerceLabor Unions. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list.
 
Location. 40° 26.432′ N, 80° 0.165′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Downtown. Marker can be reached from Market Square near Market Street, on the left when traveling east. Located in Market Square near PPG Place. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pittsburgh PA 15222, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
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); Burke's Landmark (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Bear Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); Benedum-Trees Building (about 300 feet away, measured
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in a direct line); Martin R. Delany (about 400 feet away); Arrott Building (about 600 feet away); The First Holy Mass at Fort Duquesne (about 600 feet away); Fourth Avenue National Register Historic District (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.
 
Also see . . .  Work Accidents and the Law - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 26, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.) 
 
Work Accidents and the Law Marker in Market Square image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, March 15, 2011
2. Work Accidents and the Law Marker in Market Square
Crystal Eastman image. Click for full size.
Photographed 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. Library of Congress
Work Accidents and the Law Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Adam Margolis, August 21, 2017
4. Work Accidents and the Law Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 826 times since then and 13 times this year. 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.   4. submitted on January 12, 2024, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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