Hard Hat
Photo credit: David Starke
Accession Number: C.2024.51.1
Dimensions: 7.5 in X 8.5 in X 11.5 in
Dimensions (Metric): 19.05 cm X 21.59 cm X 29.21 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 19.05 cm X 21.59 cm X 29.21 cm
Source: Dominick Spagnolo
Credit Line: Gift of Dominick Spagnolo, TWU Local 100
Keywords
Ground Zero
Health Effects
New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA/MTA)
Rescue and Recovery
Worn or Used After 9/11
Ground Zero
Health Effects
New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA/MTA)
Rescue and Recovery
Worn or Used After 9/11
Description
Plastic hard hat with cap-style brim and interior suspension. The hard hat is black with the Transport Workers Union of American logo on the front. The logo is circular with a yellow background and blue trim and text that reads: "Transport Workers Union of America | Safety Inspector."
Plastic hard hat with cap-style brim and interior suspension. The hard hat is black with the Transport Workers Union of American logo on the front. The logo is circular with a yellow background and blue trim and text that reads: "Transport Workers Union of America | Safety Inspector."
Historical Notes
The Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) Local 100 represents thousands of Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) employees. These workers include subway and bus operators, station and ticketing agents, equipment and infrastructure maintainers, and cleaners.
On and after 9/11, about 3,000 union members deployed to the World Trade Center. Many searched for victims. Transit operators drove thousands to safety and shuttled responders to the site. Machine operators cut beams and cleared rubble to create pathways. In damaged subway tunnels, cleaners removed dust and debris while maintainers restored services.
TWU Local 100 members assisted at Ground Zero throughout the nine-month rescue and recovery period.
The Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) Local 100 represents thousands of Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) employees. These workers include subway and bus operators, station and ticketing agents, equipment and infrastructure maintainers, and cleaners.
On and after 9/11, about 3,000 union members deployed to the World Trade Center. Many searched for victims. Transit operators drove thousands to safety and shuttled responders to the site. Machine operators cut beams and cleared rubble to create pathways. In damaged subway tunnels, cleaners removed dust and debris while maintainers restored services.
TWU Local 100 members assisted at Ground Zero throughout the nine-month rescue and recovery period.
Curator's Comment
MTA signal maintainer and TWU Local 100 officer Dominick Spagnolo reported to Ground Zero on September 12, 2001, as a union safety inspector. Through January 2002, Spagnolo worked about six days a week monitoring working conditions in damaged subway tunnels and advocating for safety measures.
He wore this hard hat for protection and to be easily identified.
HIDE
MTA signal maintainer and TWU Local 100 officer Dominick Spagnolo reported to Ground Zero on September 12, 2001, as a union safety inspector. Through January 2002, Spagnolo worked about six days a week monitoring working conditions in damaged subway tunnels and advocating for safety measures.
He wore this hard hat for protection and to be easily identified.
HIDE
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