TTSF History/Dates
What day did the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory burn?
March 25, 1911
One of the managers tried to use the fire hose to stop the fire. Why didn't that work?
The hose was not connected to a water source.
How many elevators were there in the building? How many worked?
There were 4 but only 1 worked.
What type of shop was the TTSF called? Why was it called this?
Sweatshop. Where manual workers are employed at very low wages for long hours and under poor conditions.
What did this tragedy bring attention to?
Laws and regulations that better protected the safety of workers. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
How many people died?
146
Mostly teenage immigrant girls that didn't speak English.
49 workers had _______ to death.
Burned
There were 2 stairways in the building. But what were the circumstances with each stairway?
One was locked from the outside to prevent stealing and the other only opened inward.
How much did the workers make a week?
$6.00
The fire help unite organized labor _________.
unions
Who were the owners of the TTSF?
Blanck and Harris
Most of the victims inside the building suffocated or ______ to death.
burned
What was the problem with the fire escape?
How many days per week did these workers work?
What is the name of the law that prevents children under the age of 14 to work?
Child Labor Laws
Why is this fire remembered as one of the most infamous incidents in American industrial history?
The most amount of deaths of the time.
Majority of deaths were preventable-most of the victims died as a result of neglected safety features and locked doors within the factory building.
62 died from _______to the sidewalks.
jumping
What did Blanck and Harris refuse to install in their factory?
A sprinkler system.
What made the 8th floor a fire hazard?
There were patterns hanging from the ceiling by rope and the scrap bins lay for months under the machines.
What type of insurance were they provided?
health plans
What was the total amount of people in the factory?
600
When many fell from the fire escape, at least one worker became _________.
impaled
How many trips did the elevator take before the cables caught fire?
4
How many people did the 1 elevator hold at a time?
12
What was the name of the building the TTSF was in?
Asch Building