Just before the launch a worker was killed when a piece of wood fell on him. Six people died on the ship while she was being constructed and fitted out, and another two died in workshops and sheds. Arms taken off by machines or legs crushed under falling pieces of steel). As a result, during Titanic's construction, 246 injuries were recorded, 28 of them severe, (i.e. A lot of the work was done without equipment like hard hats or hand guards. For the 15,000 men who worked at Harland and Wolff at the time, safety precautions were “basic”((.and that’s putting it lightly)). Titanic's keel was laid on March 31st 1909. She’s nearby, just heard about the accident” 1.8 “Message from the Californian sir.1.7 'Aren't you going to try for it, Mr.
