to equip the individual
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JULY, AUG.

Seventeen more fatal acci-
dents in the months of July
and August have been re-
ported by the Workmen’s
Compensation Board for the
B.C. Lumber Industry.

Time-loss accidents re-
ported for the same period
were 1753.

Total fatalities to the end
of August are 53, with 5367
injuries.

THE LOG
SWUNG

Fatal accident, September
15, in the operation of G. & F.
Logging Co., Hope, took the
life of IWA member, D. L. Tes-
key, employed as a hooktender.

The inquest was attended by
Safety Director Neil Shaw and
safety representative N. Stahley.
The evidence revealed that the
deceased had been supervising
the operation of a “cat” at the
time, when a log swung as they
were clearing a landing.

The verdict of the coroner's
jury was “accidental death with
no blame attached to anyone.”

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ONLY
65 DAYS TOGO

STAVE LAKE CEDAR safety men meet to plan a full accident-free year. (L. to R.) Bill Upshaw; Fred Walker;
G. S. Rustemyer, Safety Director for Canadian Forest Products; G. Ellerbeck, Safety Committee Secretary; T.
Hollas, Plant Superintendent and Chairman of the Safety Committee; D. Grant; Nels Carter; H. E. Olstead;

Ed. Friesen, and Tim Quay.

Stave Lake Men
Celebrate Record

Successful completion of a period of 200 accident-free

days was joyfully celebrated,

September 26th, by the man-

agement and crew members at Stave Lake Cedar in a gala
night of dancing and refreshments at the Rod and Gun

Club, Mission.

The employees were guests of
the management for the occasion,
and with a ‘full attendance, par-
ticipated in the event with mark-
ed enjoyment.

Crew members were the re-
cipients of congratulations from
Local 1-367, coupled with the
confident prediction that the op-
eration would establish a new
record in the industry within its
category.

On Monday, September 28, a
special safety committee meeting
was held at the plant to plan the
achievement of a full year’s ac-
cident-free period. This meeting
was atterided by Safety Director
Neil Shaw, Local 1-367, and
Safety representative N. Stahley.

The practice of translating the
minutes of the safety meeting
into the Chinese language for
Chinese-workers was highly com-
mended. Appreciation of the la-
bor of Tim Quay to accomplish
this service was expressed on the
occasion. ‘

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HONOURED

Retiring Safety Committee
members in the Hammond Mill
Division, B.C. Forest Products
Ltd., were royally entertained
by the management at the Cave.
Supper Club, Vancouver, Sep-
tember 26, to mark the end of
a year’s faithful service in the
cause of safety.

Financial Secretary Neil Shaw,
Safety Director of Local 1-367,
IWA, was present on the occa-
sion and congratulated the mem-
bers of the Committee for a con-
scientious performance.

He also thanked the Company
for the consideration shown the
Committee, and expressed the
readiness of the Local Union to
cooperate in the safety program.

The new Safety Committee
elections were held on October 4.

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Jury Censured

Jury members were severely criticized by the coroner
at the close of a recent Vancouver inquest, for their failure
to warn against violations of the accident prevention regu-
lations, which contributed to the death of John Moran, in

the Vancouver Bay Camp, BCFP, September 26.

The presiding court officer
pointed out that the jury was
comprised of experienced powder-
men, all of whom were familiar
with the regulations regarding
the use of explosives, and deton-
ating material, and should there-
fore have pointed to the dangers
of violations to prevent any re-
currence of such accidents.

IWA interests at the enquiry
were represented by District
Safety Director John T. Atkin-
son, who was furnished with a
complete report on the fatality,
prepared by the job safety com-
mittee.

40 Caps Exploded

The victim of the accident died
in hospital two days later as a
result of severe injuries received
when he accidentally detonated
forty No. 8 electric blasting caps
which had been placed in a po-
tato sack.

The report of the Vancouver
Bay Safety Committee recounts
the story of the tragedy as fol-
lows:

The deceased was preparing to
shoot the top off a gravel pit.
His helper, Steve Bartik, the only
witness, was only a few feet
away, but on the other side of a
log, and slightly downhill from
Moran.

Moran was getting ready to
spring a hole, and Bartik, the
helper, was removing the tools to
a safe place behind the said log.

Previous to this, Moran had
transferred a supply of about
forty No. 8 electric blasting caps
from the original carton to a
potato sack. It was believed that
his reason for doing this was
that the carton had become dam-
aged. This sack of caps was then
removed to the place where the
accident happened, on the ground
where he was about to spring the
hole. *

Caps Placed in Sack

According to information given
by Moran himself shortly after
he was injured, he was disturbed
by a rock, which rolled from
above. This caused him to step
back and place his caulked boot,
believed to have been his right
one, on the sack of caps, causing
them to expl 2

At the time of the explosion,
the witness, Steve Bartik, was
bending down behind the log, still
placing the tools, and did not see
what happened. He felt the im-
pact of the blast, and a moment
later, felt Moran strike him on
the back, then land on the ground
beside him.

It is assumed, therefore, that
the explosion knocked or raised
John Moran over the log, and
that he landed on the ground
beside Bartik, after striking him
on the back on his way down.

Committee’s Findings
The findings of the investi-
gating committee were:

1. It was not necessary for the
caps to have been there at
the time, as only prelimin-
ary work was being per-
formed, and the caps and
fuse should have been left
in the box, a safe distance
away.

2. The caps should not have
been lying in such a manner
that they could be acci-
dentally stepped on.

3. In any case, there should
not have been as many as
forty caps taken to the
place where the accident
occurred.

. 'E, FREEZE, Secretary,
Safety Committee:

Two crows were overtaken and
passed by a jet plane, spurting
flames from its exhaust.

“Say, that fellow’s in an awful
hurry, isn’t he?” one crow
crowed.

“Sure,” cawed the other, “and
so would you be if your tail was
on fire.”

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