The Hawks Nest Tunnel Disaster | Sam Petsonk | 140
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In 1931, what should have been a massive infrastructure project in southern West Virginia became one of the worst industrial disasters in American history. Over 700 workers, many young Black men and migrant laborers, died from silicosis after drilling through pure quartz rock with no protective equipment during construction of the Hawks Nest Tunnel.
Labor attorney Sam Petsonk joins me in…
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