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P ITTS B U KG H
PLATE GLASS COMPANY
February Hi, 1957
GENERAL OFFICES ONE GATEWAY CENTER PITTSBURGH 22 PA
SAFETY DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT 19 5 6
The annual report for the year 1956 covers the following operations:
Plants of Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company in the United States; Plants of Columbia-Southern Chemical Corporation; Plants of Pittsburgh Corning Corporation.
Three units were added to our report during the year, namely:
Barreled Sunlight Paint Division, Providence, Rhode Island Record shown for full year.
Standard Chemical Limited, Columbia-Southern Chemical Corporation, Beauhamois, Canada - Record shown for full year.
Works No. 7, Glass Division (Plate), Cumberland, Maryland Record shown for six months.
We now have fifty units included in this report.
YEARLY RECORD
Frequency Rate (number of disabling injuries oer million hours exposure) - 6.0
Severity Rate (number of days lost per million hours exposure) - 576
Comparison of Company records for the year 1956 with 1955:
6$ Increase in Hours Worked (52,9U6,66U hours is a new high figure for number of hours worked in a calendar year)
13$ Increase in Frequency Rate of Injuries
21$ Increase in Severity Rate
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Even though the Frequency Rate 6,0 is the second lowest rate in the Company's history, nevertheless, it is an increase over last year and shows a reversal of our trend downward.
The Severity Rate likewise shows an increase over 1955, Three fatalities
marred our record and the penalty days (18,000) assessed greatly affected the Severity Rate,
The Cement Division showed a reduction in Frequency Rate while the other divisions recorded increases. From the Severity Rate standpoint, Cement, Brush, Glass and Paint Divisions recorded decreases and the other divisions increases.
Eleven organizations completed the calendar year without a disabling injury and will be awarded the Company-s "Certificate of Honor." Our congratulations to these organizations.
Portland Paint Plant - Completed fourth consecutive year Springdale Paint Plant - Completed third consecutive year Paint Research Center - Completed second consecutive year Creighton Coal Works - Completed first no-accident year Works No. 3, Creighton, Pa. - Completed first no-accident year Works No, 2, Ford City, Pa, - Completed first no-accident year Zanesville Cement Plant - Completed first no-accident year Forbes Finishes Division - Completed first no-accident year Houston Paint Plant - Completed first no-accident year Lake Charles Chemical Plant - Completed first no-accident year Standard Chemical Limited - Completed first no-accident year
Thirteen additional organizations had Frequency Rates lower than the Company's rate for 19?6 and these organizations will be awarded the Company's "Certificate of Merit" in recognition of their achievements.
Works No, 1, Glass Plant - Creighton, Pennsylvania Glass Division Research Laboratories - Creighton, Pennsylvania Works No, U, Glass Plant - Ford City, Pennsylvania Works No, 6, Glass Plant - Ford City, Pennsylvania Works No. 9, Glass Plant - Crystal City, Missouri Works No. 19, Pittco Metal Plant - Kokomo, Indiana Pittsburgh Corning Corporation - Port Allegany, Pennsylvania Baltimore Brush Plant - Baltimore, Maryland Atlanta Paint Plant - East Point, Georgia Ditzler Color Division - Detroit, Michigan Milwaukee Paint Plant - Milwaukee, Wisconsin Torrance Paint Plant - Torrance, California Columbia-Southern Chemical Plant - New Martinsville, West Virginia
The Company's Severity Rate, not including penalty days assessed for three fatal injuries, is 237. Thirty-two organizations had rates lower than the Company's rate for 19?6,
Besides the eleven organizations with clear records for the year, twelve others recorded reductions in Frequency Rate and nine reductions in Severity Rate in comparison with their individual records for 19??,
Three employees were fatally injured during the year. One, a coal loader in the Midvale Coal Mine, was crushed between the loader and the coal rib. The second, a blaster in the Barberton Limestone Mine, fell from working platform on top of a truck,
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a distance of 9 feet to floor of mine sustaining a fractured skull. The third, an employee of the Paint Division, Pittsburgh Office, was fatally injured when his automobile which he was driving went off the highway and struck a bridge abutment. In compliance with the American Standards Association Code and the National Safety Council, we are assessed a penalty of 6,000 days for each fatality, resulting in 18,000 days being charged to our record.
Eleven injuries resulted in partial permanent disabilities. Nine were amputations of parts of fingers. One was amputation of toes and one was loss of vision in one eye. For these injuries we were assessed a total of 3,310 days.
An anlaysis of the disabling injuries shows that "Sprains and Strains" again lead the list with 21$, of which so-called "Back Sprains" accounted for 53$ "Struck by Object" 17$ - "Falls" 15$, of which Falls to Lower Level caused 63$ "Caught Between Objects" 15$ - "Struck by or Struck Against Glass" 10$ - "Burns" 8$ "Struck Against Objects" 7$ - Miscellaneous 7$,
Approximately 31$ of the disabling injuries occurred to employees under 30 years of age - U7$ to employees between 30 and 0 years of age. From the Length of Service standpoint, 6U$ occurred to employees with 10 years or less service, 2b% to employees with 10 to 20 years of service. This shows that safety training for all employees must be continuous.- that safety induction of new employees must be followed by onthe-job training, and where employees move from one job to another, the job induction and training must be repeated.
The pre-employment physical examination program is continuing in all organizations. Recheck examinations are made of employees absent for a specified number of days account of non-occupational illness or injury.
Special examinations are required periodically for employees engaged in operations where they are exposed to a toxic hazard. The yearly physical and x-ray examinations of employees, exposed to silica dust, in the Glass Division is continuing. Likewise, we are continuing the aluminum dust therapy treatments for a number of employees in the Ford City and Creighton Plants, Some 13U employees received this course of treatment in 1956, which totalled approximately U,ll5 individual treatments.
In the Columbia-Southern Chemical Plants, various types of physical checks are made of employees according to occupation. For some, blood checks are made monthly. For others, x-ray examinations of chest yearly, or when requested by medical advisor. This program will continue and will be expanded.
In the Paint Division routine check examinations are made of employees exposed to lead and other toxic or poisonous materials. This program is continuing and will be expanded as conditions warrant.
In order to maintain control of working conditions in operations or areas where toxic fumes, vapors or dusts create an exposure to workers, special surveys have been made by the Industrial Hygiene Foundation in plants of the Glass Division and the Columbia-Southern Chemical Corporation to determine extent of exposure and to make recommendations where conditions are not found satisfactory. We have arranged for and participated in these surveys and conferences. We follow up on suggestions or reconmendations made to eliminate or control exposures. Studies on some specific exposures are continuing at this time.
It is a pleasure to state that in most organizations housekeeping conditions have improved. Good housekeeping is a major factor in accident prevention and fire prevention. It is of prime importance in personnel and public relations and
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in upgrading employee morale, Regular housekeeping inspection ar.d follow an programs are maintaining good conditions in many of our plants.
Our fire prevention campaign has been carried on throughout the 'ep.r, All plants are well equipped with firs fighting equipment. Personnel are being trained
our fire brigades are, in most plants, well trained go they can function efficiently in times of emergency. Cooperation between plant brigades and local municipal or volunteer fire departments is excellent.
Our department checks on the monthly inspection reports and brigade
nirg
drills from each unit. On plant visits we make a detailed checkup on brigade
training and organization, and follow up on suggestions or recommendations made
by fire insurance inspectors.
Our fire record for 195*6 is an improvement over 1955. fkwever, our efforts must be continuous and our activities increased in order to eliminate the possibility of fires occurring in any plant.
Emergency or Disaster Control Programs have been installed in the plants of the Columbia-Southern Chemical Corporation, Emergency test drills have been conducted in many instances and evacuation of departments and plants has been effected. All organizations should be able to cope with emergencies due to floods, fires, tornadoes, etc. We cannot depend on public assistance during such periods and consequently, a well trained Emergency Control organization can make the individual plant self-reliant during such times.
The Safe Driving Campaign was carried on throughout the year in all plants and in the Merchandising Division. A separate report will be issued when all reports from the various units are received and tabulated.
As stated previously, the Company's industrial injury record was not as good in 1956 as for the previous year. However, many of the individual organizations achieved outstanding records. Our interest in preventing injuries must be paramount. We must reverse the trend of the past year. This can only be accomplished through the interest and efforts of local management in reducing injuries to a minimum.
What we have accomplished in the past should be a stimulus to greater effort during the present year, A live and progressive program for safety and fire prevention should bring results.
It has been a privilege and a pleasure working with all organizations during the past year. Tour interest and cooperation in our safety and fire prevention activities have stimulated us to greater effort. We wish to extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to each organization for this wonderful cooperation. Our efforts will be expended in assisting you in any way possible. Through our mutual efforts we can make 1957 a safer year.
Respectfully submitted,
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PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS COMPANY Industrial Injury Report YEAR-1956
PGH. PLATE GLASS CO.
Cement Division General Office Glass Division Paint Division Col.-So. (Chem,) Brush Division Col.-So, (Coal)
MAN HOURS
52,9U6,66U
759,532 1,91^,866 33,2U8,3U8 5,986,953 9,651,5U1
991,729 363,695
FREQUENCY
LOST TIME INJURIES
1955
1956
263 320
1
3 166
27 U5
6 15
2
177 3U
75 11 21
SEVERITY
FREQUENCY
1955
1956
5.3 6.0
1.3 1,7 5.2
U.5 5,5 6.6
39,9
-
1.0 5.3 5.7 7.8 11.1 57.7
FREQUENCY COMPARISON
13$ increase
100$ decrease 1;1$ decrease 2$ increase 27$ increase U2$ increase 68$ increase U5$ increase
PGH. PLATE GLASS CO.
Cement Division Paint Division Glass Division Brush Division Col.-So, (Chem.) General Office Col,-So. (Coal)
MAN HOURS
52,9U6,66U
759,532 5,986,953 33,2U8,3U8
991,729 9,651,51*1 1,9UU,866
363,695
DAYS LOST
1955
1956
23,816
30,523
271 6,771; lli,3lU
Uo5 1,392
117 5U3
V
659 8,UU9
38U 8,033 6,002 6.996
SEVERITY
1955
1956
bn 576
36U 1,132
UU8 hh2 169
67 1,Ui6
--
no 25U 387 832 3,086 19,236
SEVERITY COMPARISON
21$ increase
100$ decrease 90$ decrease U3$ decrease 12$ decrease 392$ increase U506$ increase 1230$ increase
1955 195U
1953 1952 1951
COMPARATIVE REPORT FIVE PREVIOUS YEARS
MAN HOURS
LOST TIME INJURIES
FREQUENCY RATING
DAYS LOST
U9,9U7,726 263 5.3 23,816 U6,705,951 310 6.6 29,252 50,005,121; 368 7.a 2h,a97 U7,U86,768 298 6,3 a5,iai U8,930,006 319 6.5 a2,78a
SEVERITY RATING
U77 626 a9o 951 8?a
Average Rate Previous Five Years Rate for 1956
FREQUENCY RATE
6.a 6.0
SEVERITY RATE
681 576
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COLUMBIA-SOUTHERN CHEMICAL CORPORATION Industrial Injury Report year-1956
MAN HOURS
COL.-SO. CHEM. CORP. 9,651,51*1
Lake Charles Standard Chemical Natrium Corpus Christi Barberton Barberton Mine Jersey City Bartlett
978,193 250,602
1,922,726 1,618,78U 3,739,71*2
598,995 1*18,256 121*, 21*3
COAL DIVISION
363,695
Midvale
363,695
LOST TIME INJURIES
1955
1956
1*5 75
2
2 10 6 10
15 23 18
15 18 1* 6
15 21
15 21
FREQUENCY
1955
1956
5.5 7.8
2.1 -
1.2 3.8 1*.9 2.1 39.2 31.2
5.2 6.2 6.2 13.1* 1*3.0 1*8.3
39.9
57.7
39.9
57.7
FREQUENCY COMPARISON
1*2$ increase
100$ decrease No Comparison 33$ increase 63$ increase 27$ increase 538$ increase 10$ increase 55$ increase
1*5$ increase
1*5$ increase
MAN HOURS
COL.-SO. CHEM. CORP. 9,651,51*1
Lake Charles Standard Chemical Natrium Corpus Christi Barberton Bartlett Jersey City Barberton Mine
978,193 250,602 1,922,726 1,618,781* 3,739,71*2 12l*,2l*3 1*18,256 598,995
COAL DIVISION
363,695
Midvale
363,695
DAYS LOST
1955
1956
1,392
8,033
101
32 13U 661*
28 233 200
-
201 278 811*
57 298 6,385
51*3
6,996
51*3 6,996
SEVERITY
1955
1956
169
832
107
19 85 217 218 609 1*15
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io5
172 218 1*59 712 10,660
1,1*1*6 19,236
1,1*1*6 19,236
SEVERITY COMPARISON
392$ increase
100$ decrease No Comparison 1*50$ increase 103$ increase \% increase 111$ Increase 17$ increase 21*69$ increase
1230$ increase
1230$ increase
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CEMENT DIVISION Zanesville
CEMENT DIVISION Zanesville
PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS COMPANY Industrial Injury Report Divisional YEAR-1956
MAN HOURS 759,532 759,532
LOST TIME INJURIES
1955
1956
1-
1
FREQUENCY
1955
1956
1.3 -
1.3 -
FREQUENCY COMPARISON
100? decrease
100? decrease
MAN HOURS 759,532 759,532
DAYS LOST
1955
1956
271
271
SEVERITY
1955
1956
36U
36U
SEVERITY COMPARISON
100? decrease
100? decrease
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GLASS DIVISION Works #3 Works #2 Creighton Coalworks Glass Research Works #19 Works #25 Works #21 Gas Department PGH. CORNING CORP.
Port Allegany Sedalia Total PLATE GLASS
Works #6 Works #1 Works #b Works 9 Works #7 Total WINDOW GLASS Works #10 Works #12 Works #11 Total FIBER GLASS Works #50 Works #51 Total
GLASS DIVISION
Works #3 Works #2
Creighton Coalworks
Glass Research
Works #25
Works #21
Works #19 Gas Department
PGH. CORNING CORP.
Port Allegany
Sedalia
Total PLATE GLASS
Works #6
Works #b
Works #7
Works #9
Works #1
Total WINDOW GLASS
Works #12
Works #10
Works #11
Total
FIBER GLASS
Works #50
VJorks #51
Total
^Incomplete
MAN HOURS 3T,7bTr/388
58b,072 U60,677
67,173 6b5,972 382,867 626,5db 225,700 103,635
1,260,591 662,126
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DIVISIONAL -^EAR-1956
LOST TIME INJURIES
1955 "155
1956 "177
2
1
3 -1
12
25
b3 12
FREQUENCY
1955 5.2
1956 "53
3.7 2.2
a# a
bl.l 2.6
1.5 5.2
7.8 8,0
15.7 10,2
13.3 19.3
6 b 5.2 3.2
11
6
21.7
9.1
T7
To
10.2
53
1,830,160 7,850,009 1,167,169 5,879,121
253,bl9* 20,279/878
27 b
21
5?
2
13 11 30
2 58'
3.b .9
3.5
775
1.1 1.7 2.5 5.1 7.9 2.9
1,667,921 2,526,200 2,122,688 6,316,80?
15
19 26 675
15 9.U 9.0
2b 7.8 9.5
21
12.7
9.9
57 9.9 93
95b,b6o
677,88b i,53OTT
MAN HOURS 3W,588
58b,072 b60,677
67,173 6U5,972 626,50b 225,700 382,867 103,635
11 12 71
DA 1955 lb73Tb
39 3? 16
-
15 5
22 66
8 28 55 ST 1956 87585
6 18 10 53 65
12.b
19.7 133
8.b bl.3 2271
SEVERITY
1955 "5H8
1956 358
71 77 219
.
59 20 57 672
*
--
--
9 29 bb 138 627
1,260,591
662,126
1,9^717
83 13b 717
12b 72
175
72 98 26b 109
T5T T02
1,830,160 U,U67,169
253,bl9* 5,879,121 7,850.009 20,279,878
2,526,200 1,667,921 2.122,688 6,316,809
160
631 10,7b7 11,538
5b2 303 813 i,55ff
97 507
bO 1,605 2,2bb
855 610 1,026 2,b91
37
10b 1,350 "*"57
222 191 396 272
53 11b 158 273 286 222
338 366
bao
398
95U,U60 677,88b 1,8357358
291 bl3
bl2
70b
775 1,TT7
327 676
877
U33
1,037 "388
FREQUENCY COMPARISON 2? increase 100? decrease 100? decrease 100? decrease 100? increase 100? increase 3? increase 15? decrease 89? increase
39? decrease 58? decrease U9%r decrease
100? increase 50? decrease 178? increase b6? increase No Comparison 12? increase
b? decrease 22? increase 22? decrease b? decrease
32? decrease 110? increase bb? increase
SEVERITY COMPARISON h3% decrease 100? decrease 100? decrease 100? decrease 100? increase 51? decrease 120? increase lb2? increase 7? decrease
36? increase 59? decrease 22? decrease
100? increase 208? increase No Comparison I63? increase 79? decrease 290% increase
52? increase 92? increase 21? increase U5? increase
32? increase 53? increase b5? increase
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PAINT DIVISION
Springdale Forbes Houston Ditzler Sales Paint Research Portland Ditzler Milwaukee Atlanta Torrance Thresher Red Wing Newark Suydam Mborestown Providence
PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS COMPANY Industrial Injury Report Divisional YEAR-1956
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MAN HOURS
5,986,953
571,881; 399,3U2 278,120 226,752 207,25U
97,053 88U,756 1,056,375 207,U53 U0ii,20U 156,3U8 185,531 765,037 251,299 180,162 115,383
LOST TIME INJURIES
1955
1956
27 3U
-
23-
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12 13 -1 -2 U1 22 8 12 1h
5h 3
FREQUENCY
1955
1956-
U.5
5.7
U.6 10.6
.9 .9
26.7 10.7 10.7
U.l 26.1
2.3 2.8 U.8 U.9 6.U 10.8
15.7 15.9 22.2 26.0
FREQUENCY COMPARISON
27$ increase
Same as 1955 IOC# decrease 100$ decrease Same as 1955 Same as 1955 Same as 1955 156$ increase 210$ increase 100$ increase 100$ increase 76$ decrease 1$ increase U7$ increase 288$ increase 15$ decrease No Comparison
PAINT DIVISION
Springdale Forbes Houston Ditzler Sales Paint Research Portland Torrance Ditzler Atlanta Moorestown Red Wing Milwaukee Suydam Thresher Newark Providence
MAN HOURS
5,986,953
571,88U 399,3U2 278,120 226,752 207,251;
97,053 UoU,2oU 881;,756 207,153 180,162 185,531 1,056,375 251,299 156,3U8 765,037 115,383
DATS LOST
1955
1956
6,77U
659
7 239
_ **
118 -
195 15 3h h 9
6,153
-
-
-
5 13
k 7 11 138
hh 57 290 90
SEVERITY
1955
1956
1,132
no
16 8U6
111
1,019 80 31 16 60
8,229
--
,
12
15 19 39 59 131 175 365 379 780
SEVERITY COMPARISON
90$ decrease
Sane as 1955 100$ decrease 100$ decrease Same as 1955 Same as 1955 Same as 1955 100$ increase 86$ decrease 100$ increase 96$ decrease 26$ decrease 322$ increase 1000$ increase 508$ increase 96$ decrease No Comparison
BRUSH DIVISION
Baltimore Morck Keene
PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS COMPANY Industrial Injury Report Divisional year-1956
MAN HOURS
991,729
681,576 10U,LU0 206,013
LOST TIME INJURIES
1955
1956
6 11
1i -- 1'
59
FREQUENCY
1955
1956
FREQUENCY COMPARISON
6.6
11.1 68$ increase
1.6 -
30.7
1.5 9.6
U3.7
6$ decrease 100$ increase U2$ increase
BRUSH DIVISION
Morck Baltimore Keene
MAN HOURS
991,729
10U,lh0 681,576 206,013
DAYS LOST
1955
1956
Uo5 38U
8 30 150 375 226
SEVERITY
1955 1956
hh2 387
U6 2,302
77 220
1,097
SEVERITY COMPARISON
12$ decrease
100$ increase 378$ increase 52$ decrease
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WORKS
MAN HOURS
GROUP "A"
Works #6
Port Allegany Natrium Works #1* Milwaukee Corpus Christi Barberton
Works #9 Works #1 Works #12 Works #10 Works #11
1,830,160
1,260,591 1,922,726 1*, 1*67,169 1,056,375 1,618,781* 3,739,7U2
5,879,121 7,850,009 2,526,200
1,667,921 2,122,688
GROUP "B"
Lake Charles Zanesville Works #3 Springdale Works #2 Forbes Glass Research Torrance Ditzler Works #25 Sedalia Works #19 Baltimore Newark Works #50 Jersey City Works #51 Barberton Mine Midvale
978,193 759,532 581*, 072 571,881* 1*60,677 399,31*2 61*5,972 1*01*, 20l* 881*,756 626,501* 662,126 382,867 681,576
765,037 951*, 1*60 1*18,256 677,881* 598,995 363,695
GROUP "C"
Houston Standard Chemical Ditzler Sales Paint Research Portland
Creighton Coalworks Atlanta Moorestovn Works #21 Red Wing Morck Works #7 Suydam Thresher Bartlett Gas Department Providence Keene
* Incomplete
278,120 250,602 226,752 207,251*
97,053
67,173 207,1*53 180,162 225,700
185,531 10i*,li*0 253,1*19* 251,299 156,31*8 121*, 21*3 103,635
115,383 206,013
COMPARATIVE REPORT TEAR-1956
LOST TIME CASES
1955
1956
DATS LOST
SEVERITT
SEVERITY
RATE PER
COMPARISON
1,000,000 HRS. WITH 1955
- 2 97 53 100$ increase
6 1* 121* 98 36$ increase
2
10 201
105
1*50$ increase
1* 11 507 111* 208$ increase
1
3 138
131
322$ increase
6 10 257 172 103$ increase
15 23 811* 218 J$ increase
21 30 1,605 273 163$ increase
27 13 2,21*1* 286 79$ decrease 19 21* 855 338 52$ increase 15 15 610 366 92$ increase
26
21 1,026
1*80
21$ increase
2 100$ decrease
1 100$ decrease
2 mm
100$ decrease
- Same as 1955
1
2_
100$ decrease 100$ decrease
- 16
9 100$ increase
- 2 5 12 100$ increase
1 2 13 15 86$ decrease
2 5 18 29 51$ decrease
11
6 72
109 59$ decrease
1
2 53
138
ll*2$ increase
1
1 i5o
220
378$ increase
8 12 290 379 96$ decrease
11
8 1*13
1*33
32$ increase
15 18 298 712 17$ increase
12
28 703
1,037
53$ increase
1
8 6,385
10,660
21*69$ increase
15
21 6,996
19,236
1230$ increase
3 op 100$ decrease
4* --
* No Comparison
-_ _-
Same as 1955 Same as 1955
- _ Same as 1955
3 _ 100$ decrease
- 1 l* 19 100$ increase
5 l* 7 39 96$ decrease
1* 3 10 1*1* 120$ increase
2 2 11 59 26$ decrease
- 1 8 77 100$ increase
2 1*0
158 (6 months only)
1
It U*
175
1000$ increase
1*
1 57
365 508$ increase
1*
6 57
1*59
111$ increase
1
2 65
627 7$ decrease
3 90
780 No Comparison
5
9 226
1,097
52$ decrease
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DISTRIBUTION LOST TIME INJURIES PERIODS OF DISABILITY
19 5 6
NUMBER OF CASES CAUSING DISABILITY OF
PLANT
1-7
8 - XU
days_______________ days
15-21
22-28
days________ _________ <^aY3
Works #1 Creighton Coalwks0 Works #3 Glass Research Works #U Works #6 Works #2 Gas Department Works #7 Works #9 Works #10 Works #11 Works #12 Works #19 Works #21 Works #25 Works #50
Works #51 Port Allegany Sedalia
Atlanta Baltimore Barberton Barberton Mine Bartlett
Corpus Christ! Ditzler Ditzler Sales Forbes Houston Jersey City Keene Lake Charles Midvale Milwaukee Mo restown Morck New Martinsville Newark Paint Research Portland Providence Red Wing Springdale Standard Chemical Suydam Thresher Torrance Zanesville General Office
TOTAL
Percent of Total
U -
1
1 2 3 8
3 5 6 11 2 5 1
2 1 U 3 1
U 2
6 1 U 6 2
1 2
2
2
_1 96 30*
3
1
h 1 3 6
1
633
1
355
1 11 32
1
63 2 h2
55
1
11 U32
l
l1
58 1856
30 33 9% n*
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Over 28 days
6
6 2 1 1
17
8 8 11 1
1
5
1 l 1 8 6
2
3
1
rift
5
2
2 1
1
1
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32*
STRAINS AND SPRAINS
Back
3?
Ankle
11
Knee
6
Groin
2
Leg
2
Chest
2
Hip
2
Thigh
1
Shoulder
1
Thumb
1
Wrist
1
Abdomen
1
Hands
1
STRUCK BY OBJECT
FALLS Lower Level Same Level
31 18
CAUGHT BETWEEN
GLASS Struck By Struck Against
2? 8
BURNS Chemical Thermal Electrical Welding
11 9 3 1
1956 SUMMARY - LOST TIME INJURIES
CAUSES AND TYPES
66 - 21*
36 - 17* U9 - IS*
STRUCK OBJECT INFECTIONS
23 - 7* 7-2*
EYE INJURIES
U - 1*
0. D. CASES Dermatitis 2 Tendosynovitis
1
3-1*
FATALITIES
3
PUNCTURES
2
HEAT EXHAUSTION
1
GAS CASE - Chlorine 1
U8 - 15*
33 - 10*
2h - 8*
AGE GROUP
18 to 20 years old 20 to 25 years old 25 to 30 years old 30 to UO years old UO to 50 years old 50 to 60 years old 60 to 70 years old 70 to 80 years old
12 UO U8 86 6U U2 26
2
LENGTH OF SERVICE
Under 6 months 6 months to 1 year 1 year to 2 years 2 years 3 years U years 5 years 6 to 10 years 10 to 20 years 20 to 30 years 30 to UO years UO to 50 years
U3 26 17 11 13 1? 21 60 76
31 6 1
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GENERAL INJURIES (Not specific)
HEAD & FACE 22
TOES
8
BOUT 37
BACK
STRAINS & SPRAINS
66
Back 3U
Ankle 10
Knee
6
Hip 3 Groin 2
Leg Chest
3
2
Shoulder 1 Wrist
1
Hands 1 Thigh
1
Thumb 1 Abdomen 1
LEGS & HIPS 32
FATALITIES - 3
a
FEET 39
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HERNIA CASES - 1956
PLANT
Works #1 Works 0k Works #6 Works #9 Works #10 Works #11 Works #12 Works #50 Works #51 Barberton Barberton Mine Ditzler Milwaukee Natrium Suydam Zanesville
TOTAL
NUMBER OF CASES
k 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1
2h
DAYS LOST
172 99 h9 79 98 95 39 30 91
88
U2 8h 77 2h 37 50
1,15U
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1956 FATAL AND PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY CASES
FATAL CASES
Midvale Coal Mine
3/1U/56
Time Charge - 6,000 Days
Case No. 56-16
Service: 16 years Operating a coal loader during the regular operator's lunch period, it is thought
that the helper slipped. At any rate the controls were thrown in the wrong position, as the
victim was found pinned between the machine and a coal rib.
Barberton Limestone Mine
10/6/56
Time Charge - 6,000 Days
Case No, 56-999U
Service: 11 years Working on top of a powder truck, the injured and his helper were charging holes in
the ceiling. Little is know as to the cause, but apparently the injured fell from the truck
to the floor of the room, a distance of 9,5". Although first aid was promptly administered and the injured was promptly rushed to the surface, he was pronounced dead at that time.
General Office
11/15/56
Time Charge - 6,000 Days
Case No. 56-29U5
Service: 12 years The deceased, a chemical engineer in the Paint Division, was driving his own car
to a meeting at Kubuta plant of the Koppers Company several miles away from Gateway Center,
About 100 feet from an intersection, his car went off the road and hit a bridge abutment.
The collision killed the employee. No skid marks were found on or near where the car left
the highway and the weather was clear and dry.
PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITIES
Works No, 1, Creighton, Pa.
5/9/56
Time Charge - 75 Days
Case No. 56-5U37
Service: 7 years Hand caught between belt and pulley on automatic cutting machine when he was wiping
oil from the pulley with a rag. He was wearing gloves at the time and his finger was severed
at the first joint. Avulsion distal phalanx left middle finger. No actual time lost.
Works No, 1, Creighton, Pa,
8/23/56
Time Charge - 1,800 Days
Case No. 56-97hk
Service: 5 years
A laborer, while swinging pick to dig out around railroad tie to be replaced, the
pick accidentally struck the rail and caused a foreign body to strike his eye. Intraocular
foreign bocfy- right eye. After several months of special treatment, it was found that the
sight could not be restored.
Works No, 9, Crystal City, Mo.
2/23/56
Time Charge - 100 Days
Case No, 56-h$h
Service: Approximately 5 years
Injured and co-worker were moving a barrel of oil, by means of a 2-wheel push hand
truck. The barrel tipped off the cart and as they were putting it back onto the wheeled cart,
the index finger of his left hand was caught between the barrel and the hand truck, causing a
laceration and amputation of the distal portion of index finger. Traumatic amputation of the
distal portion.
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PERMANENT. PARTIAL DISABILITIES (Cont'd.)
Works No. 11, Mt, Vernon, Ohio
6/7/56
Time Charge - 37? D^s
Case No. 56-162U Service: 18 days
Operating freight elevator, foot pinched between bottom of monorail and cab floor.
Injury to left foot, mangled large toe, 2nd and 3rd toes. Large toe and 3rd toe amputated.
Works No, 50, Shelbyville, Ind.
6A/56
Time Charge - 300 Days
Case No. 56-9760
Service: 2 years
A winding operator was removing roll wrap from steel roll with fiber stick. She
was holding rubber roll In left hand and pushing roll wrap with fiber stick with right hand
toward the left hand. The yarn loop formed and caught her left thumb and amputated first
joint of left thumb.
Baltimore Brush
6/21/56
Time Charge - 150 Days
Case No. 56-27 Service: 6 years
A carpenter, while turning board to crosscut 2nd end after cutting 1st end, end of
board struck some object. Injured thinks he struck light in ceiling, hand being forced down
on saw. 2nd finger cut off between first and second knuckle, third finger cut ligament, first
finger lacerated, left hand,
Barberton Plant
1/9/56
Time Charge - 200 Days
Case No. 56-202
Service: 3 months
An engineer stated he was checking coal scraper on discharge end of #2 coal belt.
While attempting to remove frozen coal from pulley, his fingers were caught between scraper
and the pulley. Amputation of end of left 1st finger and deep abrasion to left 2nd finger
back of nail,
Barberton Plant
5AV56
Time Charge - 75 Days
Case No. 56-1520
Service: 3 years
A packer-loader was cleaning and oiling the pellet press and had clutch out but left
motor run. As he passed his hand under one of the pins that make the pellets, he took his left
hand off the hand wheel control and the clutch caught enough to start press and catch his right
second finger cutting it off at first joint. Amputation distal phalanx right 2nd finger.
Corpus Christ!
9/10/56
Time Charge - 100 Days
Case No, 56-8016
Service: Approximately 12 years
A carpenter helper was ripping a 1" x 5" board with the rip saw when board caught
in saw blade and finger came in contact with blade at saw. Completely severed end of right
index finger. Right tip of distal phalanx,
Milwaukee Paint Plant
7/li/56
Time Charge - 60 Days
Case No, 56-1*762
Service:
years
A maintenance man was replacing a stepbearing in a vat. The center post fell
straight down on the man's left ring finger causing a crushing injury. No time lost, but
loss of bone tip of finger,
Milwaukee Paint Plant
10/25/56
Time Charge - 75 Days
Case No. 56-71*92
Service: 6 months
A lacquer thinning and grinding employee has no definite recollection of an
accident. States he thinks about Oct, 2?th or 26th when he removed his glove at quitting
time he noticed a small abrasion at base of right middle fingernail. Reports now because of
severe infection. Amputation of first joint of right finger.
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