Safety bulletin describing a recent accident at the Chicopee plant of the Fisk Tire Company
Title
Safety bulletin describing a recent accident at the Chicopee plant of the Fisk Tire Company
Subject
Tire industry--Massachusetts--Chicopee
Description
Inside the safety bulletin case, management of the plant has placed a poster which shows and describes how a worker injured his finger while placing his hand on a tire hanging from the overhead track; the worker next to him pushed a tire which smashed one of his fingers. The poster in the case is written both in English and Polish. By 1920, persons born in Poland made up about 9% of the population of Chicopee and many were employed by the Fisk Tire Company.
Date
[ca. 1920]
Contributor
Edward Bellamy Memorial Association
Is Part Of
The Fisk Tire Company collection at the Edward Bellamy Memorial Association, Chicopee, Massachusetts.
Language
English
Coverage
Massachusetts--Hampden (county)--Chicopee
Identifier
FTC11
Original Format
Photographs
Files
Collection
Citation
“Safety bulletin describing a recent accident at the Chicopee plant of the Fisk Tire Company,” Chicopee Archives Online, accessed December 22, 2024, https://chicopeepubliclibrary.org/archives/items/show/4079.