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LUMBER WORKE Time Lost Through On-the-job accidents during 19538 cost the nation’s economy the equivalent of a year’s full-time employ- ment of 687,000 workers, it was shown in a report released by the U.S. Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. e : However, the government, in announcing the figures, took comfort in the fact that the approximately two million work injuries—including 15,000 deaths— held close to the 1952 level. A somewhat higher level of employment prevailed in most of last year, it pointed out, and “failure of the injury total to rise is a favor- able indication of achievement in the efforts to bring about greater safety in employment.” Preliminary estimates of the Bureau of Labor Sta- tistics placed the “total of disabling work injuries for all classes of employment in the. U.S.” at 2,031,000, while the final estimate for 1952 was 2,040,000. Besides the 15,000 deaths there were 84,000 injuries Equals Year’s Employment For 687,000 On-Job Accidents which resulted in some permanent disability, such as amputation of a body member or impairment of a function of the body. _ : In_an estimated 1,500 cases disability was serious enough to completely incapacitate the injured persons for any gainful employment the rest of their lives. The remainder consisted of injuries which disabled the workers one full day or more but from which the vic- tims recovered without permanent ill effects. R eo ee 2 “These injuries,” said the report, “resulted in the loss of approximately 41 million man-days during the year—equivalent to a loss from the labor force of 137,- 000 full-time workers. When additional allowance is made for the future effects of. the deaths and perma- nent physical impairments, the total economic loss amounts to about 206 million man-days—equivalent to a year’s full-time employment of about 687,000 workers.” HIS TOES ARE SAFE % ae Peek CWP Drive Pays By JOHN T. ATKINSON Spirited drive to popularize and promote the wearing of safety shoes in the Canadian The success of this effort in regard to the wearing of safety shoes means more than just foot protection. It shows that the en- tire crew are participating in the White Pine (Sawmill) Division | safety program and that each of H, R. MacMillan by the joint | one of them is making a contri- committee of the plant has | bution. The drive was officially been successfully completed. opened by Manager, G. S. J. Bo- Hundreds of employees are now| well on February 24th, in the assured of maximum protection | dining room at the plant. from foot and toe injuries by the wearing of steel capped safety shoes on the job by everyone. A study of the accident record | of this plant and an analysis of | the injuries received reveals the } | | s were put on by Heads, Day' S. and Leckies of these had an expert fitter in attendance. Local 1-217, IWA, donated as a door prize, two pairs of safety shoes from any firm the winners selected. Ernie Fisher of the day shift won the first pair and Dallas McLung was the lucky winner from the night shift. For every pair of shoes bought during the drive the company paid $2.00 of the cost which added very much to its success. fact that many painful and crip- pling accidents to the feet could have been avoided through the utilization of this form of pro- tection. Safety men are in agreement end the records of the W.C.B. will prove that the majority of all time loss accidents occur to the | hands and feet in any manufac- turing plant of this nature. FOLLOW THAT. SME ho Me LETS CLEAN UF FOR SAFETY A Logger Speaks The varlous suggestions for safer working in a logging operation, which appear below, are taken from two letters addressed to the Safety Branch of the Workmen's Compensa- tion Board, and which are reprinted here with the consent of the writer, as meriting consideration. \ By AMOS BACON Men can use co-operation and co-ordination in battle to eliminate danger and unnecessary accidents. It should be easier in logging operations to avoid accidents when all workers have a picture of their operation and the results of what happens. If a tum hits a ‘stump, the choker ‘breaks, the stump pulls— if it’s light enough—the trailing end sweeps around. Keep behind the turns for safety. When line is returning it wraps around a cross object, lets go and has got many, even hundreds. Set Example Don’t run too far away as it takes too much time to get back to rigging. Pick your way, keep your eyes open for a way out, a way in, using something solid to walk on — which means watch their step. Stay with the rig- ging-slinger as long as he is re- liable. All new men should be given details of cause and effects gra- phically. The right way, the right principle of handling men. Break new men in with reliables, even if it costs a little more for his extra work. See that his shoes are good, well caulked. Stay away from the back-line or outside of it at all times, as it side sweeps like a lasso at times. : Avoid unnecessary calling or shouting while working, as the signalman may think it’s a sig- nal, Warn men twice, if they won't listen, then it’s safer to fire them or transfer to a safer part of the job. Have Enough Wire Using trees for tail-holts and too lazy to notch stumps, causes tail-holts to pull down, also strap jumps stump. Burning lines too much breaks haul-back. Engin- eer gets mad, I’ve never used the plug-in lengths of whistle wire. The join-up is OK but so many only tape one part and leave the other part open and tape over. When it gets damp, it causes induction. ~ My own saying is, “Have enough wire so you can almost breath down their necks.” No visibility causes 90% of all ac- cidents. Like at Elk River where there are many machines,, cats, powersaws and all large opera- tions, plenty of whistle wire at all times—I used jerk-wire at Elk River in 1948 and even with a good operation its dangerous. Don’t work with a coil of wire around the neck if possible. Use a half-hitch of the wire around the bug to save the strain on the wire. Using “The Bug” The writer submitted sey- eral sketches of bugs with his comments. In some types he thinks there is danger of the strands breaking where the separation is made to fasten to the bug terminals. In others the contdct is too easy. The fastening to bug shouldn't be taped over as it shorts when dampness gets inside. Joints in the whistle wire should be well made with each strand taped separately and then tape placed over the two strands. 1. Keep bug dry at all times. 2. Take time to dry, if wet. 3. If hands are cold or tense, use bug with two hands. Hold in left hand and press contact with right hand. At times the rigging-crew will shout for a straw-line or an extension to make a change of lines. The extension for cases especially when they are short- handed, which saves pulling staw-line all the way from the machine. The danger I discover- ed is calling for the straw-line while the turn is at tke tree. A three-shorts caused the engineer to start up again. If the engineer can see the chaser it’s different. When the chaser is on the opposite side of the pile, I suggest a signal of one long and a short. Last fall, while at Booth Logging, Charlie, the hook-tender, an old-timer, would give me a yerbal message of “Blow for an extension next time”, or “Blow for the straw- line”. Whereas, some of the younger hook-tenders ‘und rigging-sling- ers prefer a shout, while there is a noise with a sadistic complex of bawling the signal-man out, which they seem to think is a part of their job. White Hats Also in the fall it gets misty and foggy which causes poor visibility. At Booth’s the safety helmets are white. If they were not white I could not see them walk to safety. It is a real safe suggestion, the dark brown hats camouflage and will be lost from sight easier. They should be all white or the aluminum type.