Do Mohawks Represent an Occupational Hazard?
Do Mohawks Represent an Occupational Hazard? Friday July 23, 2010#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3) Now I’ve heard of people with mohawks or punk hairstyles getting canned because their ‘dos violated the dress code at their place of work, but this is the first time I’ve heard of it happening out of fear that it presented a danger to their coworkers – and this may be the first time that it happened, being that the story dates back to 1983. Joo Mascarenhas, the artist behind O Menino Triste (The Sad Boy), sent me a link to an article that he clipped from the Daily Mail back in the early ’80s where one Peter Mortiboy was fired from Rolls-Royce because “his hairstyle was a danger to other workers.” From the article: Peter Mortiboy’s four-inch long spikes were stiffened with superglue and could have pierced his workmates’ eyes. How’s that for gruesome? When asked for a quote, Mortiboy did describe personal obstacles he needed to overcome with his hair, explaining tha
