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This resolution memorializes the victims of the catastrophic Thiokol Chemical Corporation explosion that occurred on February 3, 1971, in Woodbine, Georgia, expressing the deepest sympathy of the House of Representatives to their families and the community. The explosion, one of the worst industrial disasters in U.S. history, claimed the lives of 29 workers, many of whom were Black women seeking better economic opportunities, and injured at least 50 others, leaving a lasting legacy of trauma. The resolution acknowledges that this tragedy spurred significant advancements in national safety and justice, including the creation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to ensure safer working conditions, the development of legal frameworks for victim compensation through tort reform that later aided 9/11 victims, and the transformation of emergency response systems to modern Fire-EMS. The resolution specifically names the 29 individuals who perished and directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of this resolution to the Thiokol Memorial Museum, the public, and the press.

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72542