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What event had an enormous effect on U.S. workplace safety?

Answer 1

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

In 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, located in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, caught fire, killing 146 workers. This was the worst industrial disaster in the city's history and served as a catalyst for the labor movement, leading to stricter workplace safety regulations. The majority of the factory's seamstresses were Jewish and Italian immigrant women in their late teens and early 20s. The owners kept the doors to the workrooms and stairwells locked to deter employee theft.

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Answer 2

Peyton Anderson

The event that had an enormous effect on U.S. workplace safety was the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.

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