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PITTS BUKGH PLATE GLASS COMPANY February 6, 1956 GENERAL OFFICES one gateway center PITTSBURGH 22. pa SAFETY DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT 19 5 5 The annual report for the year 1955 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. One unit was added to our report during the year, namely: Creighton Coal Works-Glass Division, Creighton, Pa, Record shown for eleven months. YEARLY RECORD Frequency Rate (number of disabling injuries per million hours exposure) - 5.3 Severity Rate (number of days lost ner million hours exposure) - h77 We are happy to announce that the Frequency Rate 5,3, is the lowest ever recorded by the company during the thirty-five years for which records are avail able. The very good records of many of our organizations made this achievement possible and with the lowering of rates in other groups we should be able to improve this record for 1956, The Severity Rate is the lowest recorded for the past five years. Two fatalities marred our record and the penalty days assessed greatly affects the Severity Rate, Comparison of company records for the year 1955 with 195U: 6,9% Increase in Hours Worked 20% Decrease in Frequency Rate of Injuries 2k% Decrease in Severity Rate of Injuries SL 103841 -2- All divisions, with the exception of Brush, recorded reductions in their Frequency Rate. Columbia-Southern (Chemical) and Columbia-Southern (Coal) Divisions recorded reductions in Severity Rate, while other divisions showed increases. Eight organizations completed the calendar year without a disabling injury and will be awarded the company's "Certificate of Honor." Our congratulations to these organizations. Glass Division Research - Completed fifth consecutive year Portland Paint Plant - Completed third consecutive year Springdale Paint Plant - Completed second consecutive year Works No. 6, Ford City, Pa. - Completed second consecutive year Atlanta Paint Plant - Completed first no-accident year Torrance Paint Plant - Completed first no-accident year Paint Research Center - Completed first no-accident year Morck Brush Plant - Completed first no-accident year The Baltimore Brush Plant had been listed as an accident-free plant for the year. However, on January 6, 1956, an employee who sustained an injury on December 25, 1955, became disabled account of this injury. We charge these cases to the year in which they occur. Keep up the good work, Baltimore, and make it 100? for 1956. Eighteen additional organizations had records better than the company's injury Frequency Rate for 1955 and these organizations will be awarded the company's "Certificate of Merit" in recognition of their achievements. Works No, 1 Glass Plant, Creighton, Pennsylvania Works No, 2 Machine and Foundry, Ford City, Pennsylvania Works No, 3 Glass Plant, Creighton, Pennsylvania Works No, lr Glass Plant, Ford City, Pennsylvania Works No. 9 Glass Plant, Crystal City, Missouri Works No, 19 Store Front, Kokomo, Indiana Baltimore Brush Plant, Baltimore, Maryland Ditzler Color Division, Detroit, Michigan Forbes Finishes Division, Cleveland, Ohio Milwaukee Paint Plant, Milwaukee, Wisconsin M. B. Suydam Division, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Zanesville Cement Plant, Zanesville, Ohio Pittsburgh Corning Corporation Plant, Port Allegany, Pennsylvania Columbia-Southern Chemical Plant - Barberton, Ohio Columbia-Southern Chemical Plant - Limestone Mine, Barberton, Ohio Columbia-Southern Chemical Plant - Corpus Christi, Texas Columbia-Southern Chemical Plant - Lake Charles, Louisiana Columbia-Southern Chemical Plant - New Martinsville, West Virginia The company's Severity Rate, not including penalty days assessed for fatalities, is 273 and thirty-two organizations had rates lower than the company's rate for 1955* Besides the eight organizations with clear records, twenty-three others recorded reductions in Frequency Rate and, twenty-two reductions in Severity Rate in comparison with their individual records for 195k. SL 103842 -3- Two employees were fatally injured during the year. One, a pipefitter in the Newark Paint Plant, was working at floor level and when a wrench slipped, fell backward into pit containing hot water. The other, a maintenance man, at Works No. 1, Creighton, came in contact with an electric circuit while working on top of a bending lehr, resulting in electrocution. We are assessed 12,000 days penalty for these two fatalities. Eleven injuries resulted in partial permanent disabilities. Seven were amputations of parte of fingers. Three were amputations of parts of toes. One was an amputation of hand above the wrist. For these partial permanent injuries we were assessed 3,10? penalty days. An analysis of the disabling injuries shows 23$ caused by "Sprains and Strains," of which so called "Back Sprains" accounted for 71$. "Struck by or Against Objects'! 23$. Those incidental to handling glass, 16$. "Caught Between Objects," 11$ and "Falls" 11$. "Bums" 7$, Occupational Disease Cases U$ and Eye Cases 3$. So called back sprains are of concern to all of us, especially since permanent partial disability claims are paid on many of them under state Workmen's Compensation laws. An immediate investigation of all back sprains should be made to determine if they are work connected or not and where questionable, a physical examination by the doctor for determination of possible cause. Discourage these claims by immediate action. Approximately 25$ of the disabling injuries occurred to employees under 30 years of age. 56$ occurred to those in the 31 to 50 year age bracket. From the length of service standpoint, U5$ occurred to employees with 5 years or less seniority, and Ul$ to employees with from 6 to 20 years service. The pre-employment physical examination program is in effect in all organizations. Recheck examinations are being made of individuals off work for a period of time du to non-industrial injuries or illness. Special examinations are conducted in some organizations account of exposure to toxic materials. Some have yearly examinations of all employees. Complying with state codes and regulations requires periodic examinations of employees in certain occupations. The yearly examination of employees in the Glass Division exposed to silica or asbestos dust has been continued. Aluminum dust therapy treatments are continuing for a number of the employees at Creighton and Ford City plants. About 1U3 employees received a course of treatment during the year, which totalled approximately 3,586 individual treatments. In the Paint Division, routine check examinations are made of employees exposed to lead or other toxic materials. This program is continuing and has been very effective. In the Columbia-Southern Chemical plants, due to the nature of the materials handled, processed and produced, various types of recheek examinations are made periodically. This program is progressing satisfactorily. Special surveys of exposure to toxic materials, fumes, vapors, etc. were made by the Industrial Hygiene Foundation in the plants of the Glass Division and the Columbia-Southern Chemical Corporation. We have cooperated with the plants and the Foundation in arranging these surveys and conferences and have conducted a follow up on the suggestions and recommendations made to eliminate or control the conditions found. SL 103843 Fire safety has been stressed throughout the year. Housekeeping, one of the major factors in accident prevention and fire prevention, has shown some improve ment generally. Many plants consistently maintain good housekeeping conditions through a program of inspection and follow up. The "Paint Up" and "Clean Up" Campaign carried on regularly brings results. However, housekeeping can be improved in many plants and this matter is being presented forcibly to local management. All plants are well equipped with fire fighting equipment. Most organizations have trained in plant fire brigades. Cooperation between plant brigades and local municipal fire departments is excellent. Brigade training must be continuous in order to keep personnel acquainted with plant conditions and the functioning and effectiveness of different types of fire fighting equipment. Most of our brigades are well trained and can function effectively in times of emergency. The training of other units is progressing. Our department checks on the monthly inspection reports and brigade training drills from each unit, and a detailed checkup is made of brigade training and organization, as well as an inspection of plants from a fire prevention and protection standpoint during plant visits. Emergency control programs have been initiated in the Columbia-Southern Chemical Corporation plants. Test emergency and exit drills have been conducted at various plants. All organizations, through emergency control programs, should be able to cope with emergencies occasioned by flood, fire, tornadoes, etc. Public assistance may not be available and an organization well trained can function effectively in such an emergency. The Safe Driving Campaign was carried on throughout the year in the plants and the Merchandising Division. A separate yearly report will be issued when all reports are received from the insurance carrier. Our record for 19?? shows what can be accomplished when each organization strives to do a better job in preventing injuries to its employees. We can feel elated, but not satisfied with the results attained. Our interest is in preventing injuries to employees and we cannot relax in our efforts to banish injuries, accidents and fires from our plants. What we have accomplished in the past year should be a stimulus to increased effort to do a better job during 19?6. A formulated and progressive program in safety and fire prevention will bring results. Each organization should again strive for a ?05t reduction during 19?6. We wish to extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to each organization for the interest and utmost cooperation given us in our safety and fire prevention program. Our efforts will be expended in assisting you in any way possible, in the furtherance of your objectives of greater safety for the personnel of your respective organizations. Through our mutual efforts we hope to obtain better results in the current year. Respectfully submitted. TRD:kb Attachments SL 103844 PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS COMPANY Industrial Injury Report YEAR-1955 FREQUENCY PGH. PLATE GLASS CO. Cement Division General Office Paint Division Glass Division Col.-So. (Chem,) Brush Division Col.-So. (Coal) MAN HOURS U9,9h7,726 7U5,115 1,738,650 5,982,932 31,9M,320 8,2U5,U80 915,620 375,609 LOST TIME INJURIES 1955 195U 263 310 12 33 27 29 166 200 U5 U8 6h 15 2k FREQUENCY 1955 1951* 5.3 6.6 1.3 1.7 a.5 5.2 5.5 6.6 39.9 2.6 1.8 5.0 7.0 5.6 5.0 59.2 FREQUENCY COMPARISON 20$ decrease 50$ decrease 6$ decrease 10$ decrease 26$ decrease 2$ decrease 32$ increase 33$ d crease SEVERITY PGH. PLATE GLASS CO. General Office Col.-So. (Chem.) Cement Division Brush Division Glass Division Paint Division Col.-So. (Coal) MAN HOURS 1*9,9U7,726 1,738,650 8,21*5,1*80 71*5,115 915,620 31,91*1*, 320 5,982,932 375,609 DAYS LOST 1955 1951* 23,816 29,252 117 1,392 271 1*05 11*, 311* 6,771* 51*3 15 16,531 159 159 9,826 1,1*26 1,136 SEVERITY 1955 1951* 1*77 630 67 169 361* ai*2 1*1*8 1132 11*1*6 10 19U0 210 200 31*0 250 2800 SEVERITY COMPARISON 2l*$ decrease 570$ increase 91$ decrease 73$ increase 121$ increase 32$ increase 353$ increase 1*8$ decrease COMPARATIVE REPORT FIVE PREVIOUS YEARS 1951* 1953 1952 1951 1950 MAN HOURS 1*6,705,951 50,005,12U U7,a86,768 U8,930,006 l*a,59U,972 Average Rate Previous Five Years Rate for 1955 LOST TIME INJURIES 310 368 298 319 281 FREQUENCY RATING 6.6 7.a 6.3 6.5 6.3 DAYS LOST 29,252 2a,U97 as,iai U2,78U 19,700 SEVERITY RATING 626 U90 951 87a 1*1*2 FREQUENCY RATE SEVERITY RATE 6.6 5.3 679 U77 SL 103845 COLUMBIA-SOUTHERN CHEMICAL CORPORATION Industrial Injury Report YEAR-195? COL.-SO. CHEM. CORP. Natrium Lake Charles Barberton Mine Corpus Christi Barberton Bartlett Jersey City COAL DIVISION Midvale MAN HOURS 8,21+5 * U80 1,675,252 9Ux,8l5 U8l,703 1,573,165 3,059,881 128,333 382,331 375,609 375,609 LOST TIME INJURIES 1955 195U 1x5 1x8 27 23 15 67 15 18 U5 15 3 15 2h 15 2h FREQUENCY 1955 195U 5.5 5.6 1.2 2.1 2.1 3.8 lx.9 31.2 39.2 u.u 3.1 8,lx lx.3 5.2 39.8 2U.3 39.9 59.2 39.9 61.0 FREQUENCY COMPARISON 2$ decrease 73$ decrease 32$ decrease 75$ decrease 12$ decrease 10$ decrease 22$ decrease 61$ increase 33$ decrease 3U$ decrease COL.-SO. CHEM. CORP. Natrium Corpus Christi Lake Charles Barberton Bartlett Barberton Mine Jersey City COAL DIVISION Midvale MAN HOURS 8,21x5,1x80 1,675,252 1,573,165 9Uli,8l5 3,059,881 128,333 U81,703 382,331 375,609 375,609 DAIS LOST 1955 195U 1,392 16,531 32 87 13U 308 101 75 66ix 15,132 28 132 200 737 233 60 51x3 1,136 51x3 1,136 SEVERITY 1955 195U 169 19h0 19 5o 85 190 107 80 217 1x360 218 1050 Ul5 1230 609 1x90 1UU6 2800 3JUJU6 2890 SEVERITY COMPARISON 91$ decrease 62$ decrease 55$ decrease 3U$ increase 95$ decrease 78$ decrease 66$ decrease 2U$ increase I;8$ decrease 50$ decrease Si* CEMENT DIVISION Zanesville MAN HOURS 7U5,n5 7U5,n5 PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS COMPANY Industrial Injury Report Divisional YEAR -19 5 5 LOST TIME INJURIES 1955 195U l2 l2 FREQUENCY 1955 195U 1.3 2.6 1.3 2.6 FREQUENCY COMPARISON $0% decrease 30% decrease CEMENT DIVISION Zanesville MAN HOURS 7U5,115 7U5.115 DAYS LOST 1955 195U 271 159 271 159 SEVERITY 1955 195k 36U 210 36U 210 SEVERITY COMPARISON 73% increase 73% increase SL 103847 GLASS DIVISION Glass Research Works #2 Works #19 Works #3 Works #25 Gas Department Works #21 -^Creighton CoalVorks FGH, CORNING CORP. Port Allegany Sedalia Total PLATE GLASS Works #6 "forks #4 Works #1 uorks #9 Total WINDOW GLASS Works #12 Works #10 Works #11 Total FIBER GLASS Works #50 Works #51 Total GLASS DIVISION Glass Research Works #21 Works #19 Works #25 Works #3 Works #2 -^Creighton CoalWorks Gas Department PGH,, CORNING CORP. Port Allegany Sedalia Total PLATE GLASS Works #6 Works #U Works #9 Works #1 Total WINDOW GLASS Works #10 Works #12 Works #11 Total FIBER GLASS Works #50 Works #51 Total sTnconiDlete DIVISIONAL -TEAR-195? MAN HOURS 3i,$44,520 555,688 457,4o4 389,300 545,612 255,297 98,220 255,009 72,909 LOST TIME INJURIES 1955 1954 200 - 11 1- 24 2- 1- u9 3 FREQUENCT 1955 5.2 1954 7.0 -- 2.2 2.6 2.6 - 3.7 7.5 7.8 - 10.2 - 15.7 41.1 43.8 1,154,917 507,150 1,662,067 6 11 5.2 9.7 11 11 21.7 20.1 17 22 10,2 13.0 1,694,880 4,334,558 7,990,180 6,052,181 20,071,799 - u4 27 11 21 25 52 Ho - .9 3.4 3.5 575 - .96 1.5 4.5 O 2,441,759 1,590,300 2,054,719 6,o86,77B 19 17 7,8 8.3 15 19 9.4 13.0 26 44 12.7 24.6 5o Ho 9.9 153: 884,340 609,897 1,494,237 11 ii 12.4 13.4 12 33 19.7 69.4 53 mr T574 347o MAN HOURS 31,944,320 555,688 255,009 389,300 255,297 545,612 457,404 72,909 98,220 1,154,917 507,150 1,665,06? 1,694,880 4,334,558 6,052,181 7.990,180 20,071,799 1,590,300 2,441,759 2,054,719 6;086,778 884,340 609,897 i,i*yU;yjv DATS LOST 1955 i473i4 1954 97H5S -- 5 33 22 15 A* 39 89 35 21 16 66 - 83 134 217 482 279 751 SEVERITT 1955 448 1954 "543 *- 20 180 57 59 - 71 170 77 50 219 672 72 420 264 510 13l 45o * 160 631 10,747 303 542 813 l,?5B 291 412 7U7 -- 309 1,323 2,825 47137 601 799 2,049 3,Wi9 97 919 i.ms 37 104 1350 *37 191 222 396 275 327 676 473 70 24o 4oo 54o 4io 390 1150 330 120 1930 "7H3 SL 103848 FREQUENCT COMPARISON 26% decrease Same as 1954 15$ decrease 100$ increase 51$ decrease 100$ increase 100$ increase 64$ decrease No Comparison 46$ decrease 8$ increase 22$ decrease Same as 1954 6$ decrease 126$ increase 22$ decrease 18% increase 6$ decrease 28$ decrease 48$ decrease 34$ decrease 7$ decrease 72$ decrease 55% decrease SEVERITT COMPARTSDN 32$ increase Same as 1954 89$ decrease 100$ increase 100$ increase 58$ decrease 54$ increase No Comparison 100$ increase 83$ decrease 48$ decrease 71$ decrease Same as 1954 47$ decrease 57$ decrease 237$ increase 76% decrease 53$ decrease 43$ decrease 65$ decrease 58% decrease 173$ increase 65$ decrease 40% decrease PAINT DIVISION Soringdale Torrance Atlanta Paint Research Ditzler Sales Portland Milwaukee Ditzler Suydam Forbes Houston Newark Red Wing Moorestown Thresher PAINT DIVISION Springdale Torrance Atlanta Paint Research Ditzler Sales Portland Forbes Suydam Milwaukee Thresher Red Wing Ditzler Houston Moorestown Newark PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS COMPANY Industrial Injury Report 'A C MAN HOURS 5,982,932 521,238 388,333 203,368 192,722 168,08U 99,639 1,108,883 1,067,U83 2h3,OUU U31,825 282,656 7U7,716 186,561 191,316 150,06U TSAR-19?? LOST TIME INJURIES 1955 195U 27 29 *2 1 a -- *-- ---- 1 * 1 16 22 31 89 23 5U U1 FREQUENCY 1955 195U U.5 5.0 - - - - - .9 .9 U.l U.6 10,6 10.7 10,7 26.1 26.7 5.U U.7 - - - - - 2U.6 U.7 3.6 11.7 18.0 22.9 7.3 FREQUENCY COMPARISON 10$ decrease Same as 195U 100$ decrease 100$ decrease Same as 195U Same as 195U Same as 195U 100$ increase 100$ increase 83$ decrease 2$ decrease 19U$ increase 9$ decrease U0$ decrease lU$ increase 265$ increase MAN HOURS 5,982,932 521,238 388,333 203,368 192,722 168,08U 99,639 U31,825 2U3,oUU 1,108,883 150,06U 186,561 1,067,U83 282,656 191,316 7U7,716 DAYS LOST 1955 195U 6,77U 1,U26 -- - * 7 U 3U 9 15 118 239 195 6153 30U 39 - - - 10 U87 me 11 63 _ 96 17 399 SEVERITY 1955 195U 1132 250 - M - - - 16 16 31 60 80 111 8U6 1019 8229 820 180 . - - 20 2000 -- 80 380 -- 3U0 100 520 SEVERITY COMPARISON 352$ increase Same as 195U 100$ decrease 100$ decrease Same as 195U Same as 195U Same as 195U 20$ decrease 99$ decrease 100$ increase 25$ decrease 79$ decrease 100$ increase lU9$ increase 919$ increase lU83$ increas SL i 03849 BRUSH DIVISION Morck Baltimore Keene BRUSH DIVISION Morck Baltimore Keene PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS COMPANY Industrial Injury Report Divisional YEAR- 19 5 5 MAN HOURS 915,620 10U,087 6U8,601 162,932 LOST TIME INJURIES 1955 195U 6U l 1l 52 FREQUENCY 1955 195U 6.6 5.0 mm 1.6 30.7 11.3 1.7 18.7 FREQUENCY COMPARISON 32$ increase 100$ decrease 6$ decrease 6U$ increase MAN HOURS 915,620 lOli, 087 61|8,601 162,932 DAYS LOST 1955 195U Uo5 159 30 375 33 89 37 SEVERITY 1955 195U hk2 200 U6 2302 370 150 35o SEVERITY COMPARISON 121$ increase 100$ decrease 69$ decrease 556$ increase Si 3eS0 WORKS MAN HOURS GROUP "A" Works #6 Natrium Milwaukee Works #4 Port Allegany Corpus Christi Works #9 Lake Charles Ditzler Works #10 Barberton Works #12 Works #11 Works #1 1,691,880 1,675,252 1,108,883 4,334,558 1,154,917 1,573,165 6,052,181 914;, 815 1,067,483 1,590,300 3,059,881 2,441,759 2,054,719 7,990,180 GROUP "B" Glass Research Springdale Torranc Forbes Baltimore Works #19 Works #3 Works #2 Sedalia Works #50 Zanesville Barberton Mine Jersey City Works #51 Midvale Newark 555,688 521,238 388,333 431,825 648,601 389,300 545,612 457,404 507,150 884,340 745,115 481,703 382,331 609,897 375,609 747,716 GROUP C" Atlanta Paint Research Ditzler Sales Morck Portland Suydam Works #21 Works #25 Thresher Red Wing Bartlett "Creighton CoalWorks Gas Department Houston Moorestovn Keene "Incomplete 203,368 192,722 168,084 104,087 99,639 243,044 255,009 255,297 150,064 186,561 128,333 72,909 98,220 282,656 191,316 162,932 COMPARATIVE REPORT YEAR-1955 LOST TIME CASES 1955 1954 DAYS LOST SEVERITY RATE PER 1,000,000 HRS. SEVERITY COMPARISON WITH 1954 2 7 32 1 34 4 4 160 6 11 83 6 7 134 21 25 631 2 3 101 1 118 15 19 303 15 18 664 19 17 542 26 44 813 27 11 10,747 19 31 37 72 85 104 107 111 191 217 222 396 1350 Same as 1954 62$ decrease 100$ increase 47$ decrease 83$ decrease 54$ decrease 57$ decrease 34$ increase 100$ increase 53$ decrease 95$ decrease 43$ decrease 66$ decrease 237$ increase - -2 2 27 1 1 30 1 22 2 4 39 1 1 35 11 11 134 11 11 291 1 2 271 1 5 200 15 3 233 12 33 412 15 24 543 8 9 6153 16 46 57 71 77 264 327 364 415 609 676 1446 8229 Same as 1954 Same as 1954 100$ decrease 20$ decrease 69$ decrease 100$ increase 58$ decrease 54$ increase 48$ decrease 173$ increase 73$ increase 66$ decrease 24$ increase 65$ decrease 50$ decrease 1480$ increase 1 100$ decrease - _ Same as 1954 - Same as 1954 -1 - 100$ decrease -- - Sams as 1954 1 64 16 99$ decrease 4 95 20 89$ decrease 2 . 15 59 100$ increase 4 19 2 3 15 60 25$ decrease 80 76$ decrease 4 5 28 218 79$ decrease 3 16 219 No Comparison 1 66 672 100$ increase 3 1 239 846 149$ increase 5 4 195 1019 919$ increase 5 2 375 2302 558$ increase SL> 103851 PUNT 1-7 days Works #1 Creighton Coalwks, Works #3 Glass Research Works #h Works #6 Works #2 Gas Department 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 Christi Ditzler Ditzler Sales Forbes Houston Jersey City Keene Lake Charles Midvale Milwaukee Moorestcwn Morck New Martinsville Newark Paint Research Portland Red Wing Springdale Suydam Thresher Torrance Zanesville General Office 3 2 - - u h 6 - U 1 5 - 2 5 -- l 3 - 2 5 - k - 3 * 1 1 - 1 - 1 U 2 TOTAL 6U Percent of Total 2h% DISTRIBUTION LOST TIME INJURIES PERIODS OF DISABILITY 19 5 5 NUMBER OF CASES CAUSING DISABILITY OF 8 - Hi days 15-21 days 22-28 days 21 11- -* -1 -- -- -- 2u U1 9h 55 -- -- lll 33 3_ U1 --- h2 -- 112 -- - -- 1_ 3u 21 1* h2 ---- ---- -* 3- ---- 1- -- - i -- . 57 32 6 1 - - ft - 1 1 1 u 1 - 1 3 - 3 - 2 -- 2 1 -- - _ _ -- * - 1 28 22* 12% 11* SL 103852 Over 28 days 15 - - 3 . 1 1 10 5 6 5 - 3 3 1 1 - 1 5 l l l -- - 2 1 1 1 5 l 2 1 u ft -- 1 - 82 31* 19 5 5 SUMMAHI - LOST TIME INJURIES CAUSES AND TTPES STRAINS AND SPRAINS Back kh Knee h Ankle 3 Shoulder 2 Hip 2 Elbow 2 Groin 2 Wrist 1 Leg 1 Chest 1 OBJECTS Struck By U6 Struck Against 15 GLASS Struck By Struck Against 30 13 CAUGHT BETWEEN FALLS Lower Level Same Level 19 10 62 - 23% 61 - 23% ii3 - 16% 29 - 11% 29 - 11% t BURNS Chemical 10 Thermal 5 Electrical U 0, D. CASES ETE CASES SLIPS (No Fall) INFECTIONS PUNCTURES 19 - 7% 10 - h% 7 - 3% L y ar / AGE GROUP 18 to 20 years old 20 to 25 years old 25 to 30 years old 30 to Uo years old liO to 50 years old 5o to 60 years old 60 to 70 years old 70 to 80 years old 8 23 3h 91 56 Uo n 2 LENGTH OF SERVICE Under 6 months 6 months to 1 year 1 year to 2 years 2 years 3 years h years 5 years 6 to 10 years 10 to 20 years 20 to 30 years 30 to UO years UO to 50 years 23 10 16 25 17 19 9 65 U3 23 lit 1 SL W3853 PLANT Works #1 Works #2 Vorks #9 Works #10 Works #11 Works ,#12 Works #51 Barberton Ditzler Milwaukee New Martinsville Port Allegany Suydam TOTAL HERNIA CASES - 1955 NUMBER OF CASES TO 1 2 1 k 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 _1 29 DATS LOST bk9 U9 115 98 155 58 U5 U5 27 30 12U 98 2h 1,317 SL 103854 FATAL AND PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY CASES INDUSTRIAL UNITS - 1955 FATALITIES Newark Paint Plant 5/2li/55 Time Charge - 6,000 Days Case No. 55-380 Service: 12 years A pipefitter and his helper were lining up a "T" fitting with a 2k" pipe wrench. The wrench slipped and threw the fitter off balance and into a 5,x8,x5' pit containing 11" of approximately 170 hot water. The fitter died about a week later from second degre burns over about 65$ of his body. Works No. 1, Creighton, Pa. 7/21/55 Time Charge - 6,000 Days Case No. 55-9995 Service: 6 years, 9 months Two men, millwrights, were on a lehr job of renewing steel strips on the top of an electrically heated bending lehr. The injured was helping his partner who was burning off the old strips. Part of the helper's job was to watch for and put out burning sparks which may cause fires. As he reached under a guard covering a heating element to put out a small smoldering fire with a wet rag, his arm contacted the 550 Volt heating element. The resulting shock must have immediately caused death, no amount of artifical respiration oxygen or heart massage could revive him, PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITIES Works No, 1, Creighton, Pa. U/ll/55 Time Charge - 50 Days Case No. %5-k8&k Service: 30 years N A laborer tried to stop a railroad car filled with batch sand by holding a 2"xli" piece of wood at the hopper location. The 2xk was forced down to the cement walkway alongside of the tracks. The injured's finger was caught between and resulted in the amputation of almost all of the distal phalange of the small finger on his left hand. Works No. 1, Creighton, Pa. 8/2U/55 Time Charge - 3,600 Days Case No. 55-11778 Service: 11 years, .-ij. months A'Wap around'plate broke as it was being picked up from a moving belt. The falling piece struck the cutter-unloader on the arm at the inside crook of his elbow. Because the tendons, veins, nerves, artery and muscle were severed, the hand did not respond and had to be amputated above the wrist. Works No. 1, Creighton, Pa. 10/16/55 Time Charge - 60 Days Case No. 55-U550 Service: 3 years A laborer placed his left hand on the hoist guide when he hooked the chain to a case of glass on the forks of a lift truck. Due to stepping on the stacker, the vibration started the hoist to rise which sheared off the injured's left ring finger at the distal phalange. Works No, 1, Creighton, Pa. 12/22/55 Time Charge - 75 Days Case No, 55-1769U Service: 2 years A battery truck operator (no witnesses) told of how his truck got away from him and when the brakes wouldn't function, he was thrown from it. The truck ran over his toes which were crushed sufficiently to require amputation of the two end phalanges of the left second toe. 103855 SL PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITIES (Cont'd.) Barberton 2/17/55 Time Charge - 21*0 Days Case No, 55-1657 Service: U years While operating a drum elevator, the injured, a packer-loader, saw a drum tip from the lift arm. In reaching to shovr'the drum back on the lift arm, the injured caught his fingers between the chime of the^<rum and the elevator supporting bar. Amputation of most of the left ring finger. S Barberton Mine U/22/55 Time Charge - 200 Days Case No, 55-6011 Service: 13 years, 7 months The shovel operator who was hurt was standing back of his helper who was operating at that time. Injured was wiping excess oil from the swing clutch. During the stone loading operation, the dipper slipped off a large piepe of limestone and the boom lunged upward, causing the sheaves to drop. Injured was thrown off balance and put his hand on the gantry frame for support. His index finger was caught between the dropping sheaves and gantry frame. Amputation of the left index fijiger at the second phalange. Works No. 50, Shelbyville, Ind. --7/26/55 Time Charge - 60 Days Case No. 55-51U7 Service: 1 year, 9 months A serviceman climbed a ladder, apparently to sandpaper the rolls of a Brenner yarn cutter while it was operating. His hand was caught by the rolls and it was necessary to amputate part of the distal phalange of the Uth right finger. Works No, 51, Hicksville, N. I. U/5/55 Time Charge - 185 Days Case No, 55-330 Service: 3 days Separator strips had jammed on the conveyor to the chopping blades. The assistant foreman shut down the machine, raised the guard at the blades but forgot to wait until the blades stopped rotating. Reaching in to relieve the jam, his right hand suffered severe lacerations which resulted in the amputation of the distal phalanges of the 3rd, Uth and 5th fingers. Keene Plant 9/21/55 Time Charge - 300 Days Case No, 55-22 Service: 9 months Instead of using a pusher stick, this sawyer was picking up scrap pieces of lumber from the table, while the saw was operating. Amputation of part of the distal Dhalange of the right thumb. Midvale Coal Mine 6/17/55 Time Charge - 185 Days Case No. 55-27 ^ Service: 7 years, l* months Sitting "Turk" fashion, this cutting machine operator was moving the cutting machine. His foot was protruding fromkhe compartment. The machine moved too close to a mine roof support post and caught his toes. The steel toe of the safety shoe amputated portions of the toes. Amputation dfstal phalanges of the great and second left toes. Moorestown V--6/21/55 Time Charge - 150 Days Case No. 55-221 Service: 2 years, li months The ice crusher operator was working next to the dump hopper. As he shifted his foot, it slipped through the grating over the crusher. Left foot was caught in the ice crusher. Amputation of the third toe of the left foot. SL 103856 SL 103857 1 SL 103858