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

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Work Accidents and the Law

(1910)

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 landmark 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 & Politics • Industry & Commerce • Labor Unions. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 40° 26.432′ N, 80° 0.165′ W. Marker was in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It was in Downtown. It could 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 was in this post office area: Pittsburgh PA 15222, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company (within shouting distance of this marker); Burke's Landmark (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Bear Tavern

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Benedum-Trees Building (about 300 feet away, measured 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

Photographed by Adam Margolis, August 21, 2017

4. Work Accidents and the Law Marker

Photographed by Laura Edwards, September 13, 2025

5. Work Accidents and the Law Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,498 times since then and 50 times this year. Last updated on September 13, 2025, by Laura Edwards of Bethesda, Maryland. 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. 5. submitted on September 13, 2025, by Laura Edwards of Bethesda, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.