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Two out of every five construction workers fell to their deaths or were disabled while building New York's skyscrapers in the 1920's. Was there a procedure in place in the event that someone falls to their death? Was seeing the aftermath of a deadly fall considered part and parcel of life in NYC?

by /u/lordpond in /r/AskHistorians

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