Tag: occupational hazard
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Veteran Brakeman Mangled While Coupling Cars
Railroad work in the early 1900s was dangerous, and few jobs were more perilous than coupling cars in a busy yard. One wrong step, one…
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Man Crushed By a Giant Redwood in Laytonville
In the redwood camps of northern California, logging was a dangerous trade even for the most experienced men. The trees were enormous, the terrain was…
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“Dead” Aberdeen Logger Returned to Work
Logging was never gentle work. In the early 1900s, a lumberjack’s day could mean felling massive trees, trimming branches with sharp axes, hauling timber over…
