Hawk's Nest Tunnel disaster

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disaster_response
gptkbp:cause silicosis
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 1927
1932
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Union_Carbide
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hawk's Nest Tunnel disaster
gptkbp:location gptkb:Gauley_Bridge,_West_Virginia
gptkbp:notableFor one of the worst industrial disasters in American history
gptkbp:notableProject Hawk's Nest Tunnel
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Great_Depression
workplace safety
occupational health
gptkbp:resultedIn changes in labor laws
increased awareness of silicosis
gptkbp:victim possibly over 1,000
at least 476
gptkbp:workersAffected African-American laborers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gauley_Bridge,_West_Virginia
gptkb:Gauley_Bridge
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7