digging the graveyard

graveyard shift movie - how did the word 'graveyard' use to describe late-night work?
@BART78 (2927)
Canada
November 2, 2009 6:42am CST
we all know that graveyard shift is late-night/early morning work but i was wondering how did this word "graveyard" use to describe the late-night work? it's because people working at graveyard shift looks like zombie or it's creepy hour or hour of the dead? what's your opinion?
1 response
• Italy
2 Nov 09
It's called graveyard shift because it's when most of the work-related accidents happen. Of all the daily shifts, the late-night early morning is statistically the one reporting more accidents and fatalities.
@elmiko (6630)
• United States
14 Mar 10
thats new to me.