Arm Protectors
notes: label: Description
content: Pair of blue plastic arm protectors to be worn in conjunction with smock and apron in the factory. They provided protection against cuts, abrasions, punctures, burns, and chemical exposure.
label: Description
content: They were used at the Imperial Food Products processing plant in Hamlet, NC, which was the site of a deadly fire in 1991 which led to the deaths of 25 workers.
label: Description
content: The fire at the plant broke out whrn a fryer ignited and flames fed off the grease and oils on the factory floor. The spinkler system failed and workers were forced to run through heavy smoke. They ran into locked doors - of 81 employees working at the time, 25 died and 40 more were injured.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Food Technology
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Imperial Food Products, Inc.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1996.0236.08
label: catalog number
content: 1996.0236.08
label: accession number
content: 1996.0236
objectType: label: Object Name
content: arm protectors
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 16 7/8 in x 5 1/2 in x 3 1/4 in; 42.8625 cm x 13.97 cm x 8.255 cm