Maria, Ida and Dorací: work accidents involving women in the coal mines of Criciúma (Brazil) in the 1940s

Abstract

This article analyzes work accidents involving women in coal mining in the city of Criciúma in the state of Santa Catarina (Brazil) during the 1940s. Based on court cases, we address the question of how accidents impacted on the life of these workers, affecting their work activities within and outside production spaces. Besides reflecting on an aspect that has been little studied in the literature, this article also makes a quantitative assessment of cases involving workers, analyzing the results obtained.