Accidents
Information about accidents in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1881-07-07, Richmond Dispatch; worker at Tredegar drowns in the canal in front of the Tredegar store.
1884-01-13, Richmond Dispatch; fatal accident at Tredegar Iron Works – man’s leg pierced by a red hot bar of iron – dies on the way to the almshouse
1886-09-03, Richmond Dispatch; another near-fatal accident at Tredegar Iron Works
1886-11-05, Richmond Dispatch; another accident at the Tredegar Iron Works, requiring amputation of an arm
1886-11-12, Richmond Dispatch; young colored boy named George Brown has his arm mangled at the Tredegar Iron Works. Taken to alms house – arm will be amputated tomorrow.
1886-11-12, Richmond Times; 14-year-old boy has his arm mangled at the Tredegar Iron Works. Taken to alms house – arm will be amputated tomorrow
1886-11-13, Richmond Times; Boy who had his arm mangled at Tredegar yesterday dies of his injuries (probably at the alms house)
1887-02-22, Richmond Times; accident at the Tredegar Iron Works – colored worker has his eye cut by “a piece of iron thrown at another party”
1887-09-20, Richmond Dispatch; ten-year-old boy fatally injured at the Tredegar Iron Works
1887-09-22, Richmond Dispatch; $80,000 suit brought against the Tredegar Iron Works – 13 year old was killed there 9/19/1887

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