Hoggs Hollow Disaster
From Muddy York: A Toronto History Podcast by Adam Waiser and Grayson Miller
March 17, 2026 · 17 min · Season 1 · Episode 66
About this episode
This episode discusses the Hoggs Hollow Disaster and its impact on workplace safety regulations.
On the evening of March 17, 1960, five workers died in an underground tunnel because of the neglect and indifference of the men in charge of the project. It became known as the Hoggs Hollow Disaster and it would fuel a drive for workplace safety that created many of the rights that we have today. Learn more about this tragic event in this episode of Muddy York , Toronto's #1 history podcast. You can follow Muddy York on Twitter: Toronto_History , Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/muddyyork.bsky.social and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/muddyyorkhistory/ .
People in this episode
Hosts: Adam Waiser, Grayson Miller
Topics covered
- workplace safety
- Hoggs Hollow Disaster
- Toronto history
- industrial accidents
- workers' rights
Keywords
- Hoggs Hollow
- disaster
- workplace safety
- Toronto history
- 1960
- industrial accident
- workers' rights
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