April 26, 2008

… do I want to know?

Filed under: Miscellaneous

All of it, of course. Including about you. But the main question at hand is, what do I want to know about injury in the laundry industry?

Lots of simple things -

how many people worked for wages, total, and how did this change over time? (Say, 1880-1920.)
how many people worked in industrial jobs, and how did this change over time? (Over all and broken down by industry.)
what were women’s participation rates, over all, in industrial jobs, by industry, and by US state, and how did these change over time? (And what states do I want to focus on? This depends on where the records are located and where I have friends and family to lodge with for free. After I pick I should list when each state started workers comp at the policy level and implementation, then get to know all of - the comp system, where cases went under that system, the trends for business/industry and workforce, and where all the relevant records are held.)
how many workplace accidents were there, total and per industry and per state/state-and-industry, and how did this change over time?
how many accidents involving women (same breakdowns) - involving women at all as widows or wives or workers, and how many women as workers?
how many state supreme court cases for workplace accidents, total and per state and per industry and state-and-industry? (all cases, women’s cases, women workers’ cases)
break down all of the above by county, then look for cases in lower courts based on the counties w/ the most supreme court cases.

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