Work Accidents and the Law

(1910)

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.

Marker can be reached from Market Square near Market Street, on the left when traveling east.

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