EP 9 The Tragic Fire of 1911

08/04/23 • 14 min

Send us a Text Message.This will be the story of a tragic fire that happened March 25th, 1911 in New York City that killed 146 workers. This will be the first of of a series of tragic work related incidents that led to labor reform and eventually of what let to the OSHA we know today. A lot of the reference material came from: http://trianglefire.ilr.cornell.edu/story/introduction.htmlCheck out our new Webpage : https://bigpaparobpodcast.com/ Let me know what you think of the podca...

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EP 10 The Tragic Mill Collapse of 1860

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to Big Papa Rob Podcast Story Rewind, I’m Big Papa Rob. Here I rewind the story of a person, place, or thing and tell you where it originated from.Today’s story will be a little different than normal, this is the story about the worst industrial accident in Massachusetts history. A mill, that collapsed killing at least 145 workers and 166 injured. This is the second story of a series related to tragic work-related incidents that led to states and eventually our ...