In the New York lumber industry from 1901 to 1905, "the degree of worker accidents was 57.3 percent temporary disability, 38 .6 percent of accidents resulted in permanent disability, loss of a body part such as an eye, leg, arm, fingers, hands, feet or other internal injuries, and 3.8 percent One hundred of the accidents were fatal. This is the result of the combination of handling very dangerous equipment. This also comes from the presence of very dangerous materials because workers are not aware of the chemicals present in their work environment. Being a sawmill worker is a dirty job due to low wages, dangerous working conditions and blatant gender discrimination. According to the United States Bureau of Labor, “Sawmill workers need strength and endurance. Increased use of equipment can make the job less strenuous. Sawmills are hot in summer and are often noisy and dusty. Because the work is dangerous, the teamwork and vigilance of all sawmill workers helps maintain safer conditions for everyone. Some sawmill workers are members of unions. » All Diane Pierson wanted to be was a normal girl with an ideal lifestyle that consisted of worrying about what she would wear to school, to sleepovers, with the boys, and her homework. Unfortunately, she didn't have that choice because her abusive father forced her to work at the sawmill from the age of seven. Diane, who measures five feet flat, was quick to point out that she was so small that she had to sit on as many as four crates of Coca-Cola bottles just to operate the forklift and d other important machines of the local sawmill. Diane is not a rare case, in fact; she was just one of many cases involving the exploitation of child labor. On a...... middle of paper ....../pages/14/Lumber-Mill-Worker.html>.Pierson, Diane. “The Life of a Sawmill Worker.” Personal interview. December 1, 2011. Williamson, AM and Anne-Marie Feyer. “Moderate sleep deprivation produces impairments in cognitive and motor performance equivalent to legally prescribed levels of alcohol intoxication.” Occupational and Environmental Medicine - BMJ Journals. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., June 15, 2000. Web. December 9, 2011. .Pierson, Diane. “The Life of a Sawmill Worker.” Personal interview. December 1, 2011. Pierson, Diane. “The Life of a Sawmill Worker.” Personal interview. December 1, 2011.Cabrera, EF Opting out and opting in: understanding the complexities of women's career transitions. International career development. 12, 218-237. Pierson, Diane. “The Life of a Sawmill Worker.” Personal interview. December 1. 2011.