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VOLUME VI | FEBRUARY 1933 NUMBER 2 Ohio Industrial Commission Monitor More Gains For Safety 726 of NationNation Congress Speakers Expected Canton TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Thought ... eee eveceens Na7 tio2 n -726 7-728 to Reflect beeen Thought of in CampaA ip gn ril Safety's Demonstrated Value Stee eee ee eee cence cece ce sees 728 Occupational Diseases For seenee tee e eee ee eens s 728 Francis Albert Duxbury 1932 Tribute A Tribute Stee .729-730 Zanesville Plant Honored Decent eee een eeaeee, 730 With Division 0000 Sn 731 Speakers Recent Commission teeta aces +. 731 Findings Safety Tabloids eee eee eeee-732-733 Safety Activities and Records December Accident ee eee ee see -732-733 -732-733 " 733 eee 0 734-735 Statistics Fine .... cece eeeee Ohio Meeting at Foundries Dayton 000007 teen Contest eee! cee rene e en e s 735 eee ee eeseeene 736 eeee eens stveneee 736 ees Statistical data assembled by the statisticians of the Division for 1932 indicate that the 131,519 injury and occupational disease claims filed with the Industrial Commission establishes a new low for accident frequency history The number of claims filed is 40,249 less than the 1931 record and 130,382 under the record of when accident frequency in Ohio industries reached its maximum since the assembling of ac- cident statistics was begun in 1926. Only once since that year in 1927 has the fatality record deaths in 1932 been bettered and in the matter of permanent partial disability cases the record of last year is by far the best in the of the Division According to the records accident frequency in 1932 was decreased 23.4 per cent over the 1931 record and fatalities were decreased 13.3 On the face of the returns this would peinrdicceantte marked gains for safety Even after making due allowance for decreased exposure in 1932 over 1931 which is placed at 17 per cent as the maxi- mum in business research bulletins accident frequency registered gains last year which should be Ohigoratifying to every exponent of industrial safety Wdheialteh lacking safety engineers have yet to discover an infallible rule wherewith to measure the fluctua- accident experience due to the influencing that experience many conthe careful compilation of reliable statistics based upon claims , is as accurate as any other barometer indi- cating the trend of accident prevention work We adopt this view in spite of the fact that it would be possible to go back of the figures and show even greater gains for safety For instance it could be shown that approximately 40 per cent of all claims claims heard by the Commission Commission in in 1932 were disallowed and that a goodly percentage of fatal claims are annually discarded as in merit But nevertheless they are a charge against the records of industry until they are de- nied and until the statutes of limitation against their review by the courts operate These records do set out the fact that notable gains for the safety cause were made in Ohio in- dustry last year but in the same breath they pro- claim that the toll of life and limb exacted by industrial hazards is still appalling and unneces- sary When we think of even the low record of 131,519 injury and occupational disease the 983 fatalities the 26 cases and the permanent total disabilities 1,021 permanent partial disabilities suf- fered by Ohio workers last year our humanitarian susceptibilities are shocked especially since all of us realize that much of this wanton waste of man's physical powers and productive capacity is abso- lutely preventable There ification may be and perhaps should be deep grat- in the thought that the 129 eyes lost by industrial workers last year is 41 less than in 1931 that the 24 arms lost is one less hands were sacrificed as against 21 that the only 10 be- fore that the 652 whole fingers year lost is 298 less than in 1931 that the 406 parts of fingers sacrificed . in machines by crushes and infections is 83 fewer in number that only 35 toes were lost whereas was the record for last year and that 60 the loss 26 legs and 4 feet gives industry an even breaokf with 1931. But we cannot and must not overlook the fact that this trail of maimed and broken bodies which accident hazards leave in their wake could be at least partially controlled by strict adherence to safety methods and safe practices which this division and kindredkindred agencies are con- sistently and persistently teaching and preaching No one can find a source of gratification in an improved accident record keener than that felt by the officials and personnel of this division are pleased that the record is better But we are not satisfied and you the employers and workers of Ohio should not be satisfied The record is still too ghastly to permit of jubilation over the gains made but they can serve to stimulate interest greater in the propagation of safety thought in fields where its seed has fallen on sterile soil and in renewed enthusiasm and among the ranks of those who energy contributed to the 1931 gains While we are making headway against the cur- rent let us not rest upon our oars THOS P. KEARNS Superintendent Feb. 133 OCCUPATIONAL A preliminary classification of the claims filed for occupational diseases in 1932 shows a decrease in number as compared with 1931. It should be noted that these figures are based upon the applications for compensation as they are filed with the Commission and as many of these claims may be found it is probable they may be disallowed wchoemnpfeinnalslyabcolne- sidered by the Commission DISEASES FOR 1932 impetigo year as well as in other years a number of claims have been filed and in some instances compensation granted in which it was later found that the skin disease was not occupational but due to some systemic or infectious condition such as eczema ring worm athlete's foot and in a few instances contagious diseases such as or scabies A comparison of the figures for the two years shows that in 1931 the total number of claims filed was 1,240 with 1,108 being filed for compensable conditions and 132 for conditions other than those listed in the Oc- cupational Disease Law In 1932 the total number of claims filed was 1,135 with 984 being filed for com- pensable conditions and 151 for compensable dis- eases It is evident therefore that there were less claims filed in 1932 and when claims 105 for com- pensable conditions are considered the total number was 124 less than for 1931. In the comparison this last figure namely 124 is considered as being a better index of the real reduction in occupational diseases for it should be noted that there was an increase in the number of claims filed for compensable diseases which usually include tuberculosis bronchitis asthma arthritis neuritis heart conditions and a number of various diseases which are not occupational in origin and should not be considered as developing from in- dustry . . to In considering the 984 claims for compensable dis- dis- eases it is found that 648 were due to some skin ease Of this number 561 were for dermatitis which is an inflammatory condition of the skin These were divided as follows 25 were attributed to the of oils 63 to cutting compounds or lubricantsha2n5d3lintog dust 205 to liquids 13 to fumes 2 to gases or One case of vapors epithelioma or skin cancer was attributed to the handling of carbon Eighty cases were de- scribed as chrome ulceration of the skin or nasal sages This chromium ukeration is a recent additpiaosn- to the occupational disease law which became effective July 8 1931. Prior that date ulceration of the nasal passages even though due to the action of chromium acid could not be considered as coming within the visions of the law During 1932 there pro- of nasal ulceration filed were 70 cases . . per With a few exceptions the period of disability re- sulting from skin diseases is short as compared with some of the other industrial diseases ; the total number of days lost for the 648 claims totalling 8,254 days For the cases of dematitis the total number of lost was 7,673 for a total of days 561 claims making an average of 13.6 dhidhm im In skin diseases it should be noted commenting that upon during the past death Under the classification of industrial poisons 174 claims were filed with a total of 61,226 days lost In this group lead poisoning is as usual the most promi- nent cause of disability During the year there 138 claims filed for lead were poisoning with 6 fatalities or death claims Investigation of the files however shows that none of these death claims has allowed as as yet been compensable by the Commission Four have been definitely disallowed due to the fact that in each instance was found to be due to some con- dition other than lead poisoning and in the other the proof has not been cases completed sufficiently for the claims to be presented for decision Exclusive of the six death claims it is found that the average period of disability in the cases of lead poisoning filed was days per claim 35 phosphorous Other claims filed for industrial poisonings are as follows brass or zinc 5 with one death mercury 2 2 arsenic 2 benzol or derivatives 13 with one death aniline 3 with one death; carbon bisulphide 2 wood alcohol I ; carbon dioxide 1 ; volatile petroleum products 4 sulphur dioxide 1 From the above it is evident that the industrial poisonings while much fewer in number than the skin diseases are responsible for a much greater loss of time Excluding the nine deaths which are filed in this group it is found that the average period of disability is about 100 days per claim as compared with 13.6 ; days per claim for dermatitis In July 1931 tenosynovitis and were also added to the list of prepatellar bursitis compensable conditions and during the year 142 claims were filed for these conditions 120 for tenosynovitis and 22 for bursitis Here again it was found that prepatellar claims were filed for conditions other thvaenrythforseequsepnetcli-y fied in the law as being compensable In some in- stances claims for arthritis neuritis tubercular condi- ttiioonns etc. were filed as coming under this classifica- In considering the entire group of claims filed dur- ing the year there is some gratification in knowing that a reduction in the number of compensable claims was made Just how much of this is due to industrial depression and lack of employment cannot be stated Those familiar with the claims which are filed know that in many instances the disability is very slight and 729| the claims are filed for the payment of a small amount of medical fees in some instances and in others for a matter of record In contrast to these there are other claims in which there is a great deal of lost time and prolonged medical treatment for conditions which or- dinarily unless complicated should result in disability for only a few weeks . When it is considered that most occupational dis- eases are classed as preventable it is evident that there is much to be done to improve conditions and it is hoped that in the future a still greater reduction can be made by the elimination of those hazards which are responsible for the development of occupational dis- eases MR WOLTZ RESIGNS .The eighteenth annual meeting of the Society of Ohio Safety Engineers held at Cleveland O. ac- cepted the resignation of President J. M. Woltz associated with the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. and who has held the office continuously for fifteen years Changes in the work assigned to Mr. Woltz by his em- ployer required his retirement ; - The newly elected officers of the society are President A. C. Cook Carnegie Steel Co. Youngstown O vice president K. E. Roof Willard Storage Battery Co. Cleveland .; secretary E. C. Rogers Grasselli Chemical Co. Cleveland .; treasurer Jos A. Voss Republic Steel Corp. Youngstown O. In connection with the resignation of Mr. Woltz it can be noted that he has also tendered his resignation as chairman and member of the General Advisory Com- mittee on Codes of the Industrial Commission of Ohio a position in which he has rendered very valuable serv- ice to the state and to Ohio employers and employees His retirement from this field of activity is deeply regretted by the host of friends he has made over the period of years he has been associated with the Com- mittee DYERS AND CLEANERS GET RESULTS An excellent showing in the effort to reduce accident frequency was made in the Dyers and Cleaners statewide campaign for the period August to November inclusive the frequency rate for this period being 3.72 During the four months 63 of the 66 firms reporting did not have a single reportable accident the remaining three firms reporting a total of five accidents none of which were of a very serious nature Four of these accidents occurred during the first three months of the campaign and one in November The hours worked for the four months totalled 1,099,376 If the low frequency rate established is maintained for December and January the last two months of the campaign it will compare favorably with that of any group and be well under the average accident frequency rate of Ohio industry as a whole FRANCIS ALBERT DUXBURY A Tribute by Hon George Allen Kingston Toronto Editor's - the 1932 FranFc rai ncs is Albert Duxbury who died shortly after session of the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions of , was a member member of the Industrial Commission Minnesota recognized a pioneer in the field of Workmen's Compensation and a authority on of the I. A. I. A. B. compensation compensation matters He was a past president by the members of thatand his advice and counsel were greatly valued organization paraphrased Longfellow's immortal Mr. Kingston has beautifully poem works of one well known and endeared in a tribute to the life and and the nation to compensation officials of Ohio . Hearken men of Compensation ; Men from every State and Province Comes a call from Minnesota Land whence came the inspiration For those lines we count immortal Of the noble Hiawatha . Now its death bells mournful Signal of the sudden passing Of a fine administrator tolling Of that almost universal Law of Workmen's Compensation And we bow our heads in sorrow Who was Francis Albert Duxbury That so many mourn his passing Could you have seen him in his workshop At the Compensation office Away out west in St. Paul City In the State of Minnesota Would you need to ask the question Urbane kindly sympathetic Wise in speech and keen perception No one ever left his presence But must know he had fair hearing Haughty mien nor pride of power Ever marred his disposition Yet none felt more sure than he did That to err at times is human At the Annual Conventions ~ Of the Boards of Compensation From near every State and Province None gave clearer words of wisdom None gave voice to clearer thinking None evinced more kindly friendship In our every social gathering - Than this Minnesota Chairman And all those who came to know him From our far flung jurisdictions Will his memory ever cherish So to widow home and loved ones Here our tribute of affection For this friend no longer with us Toronto 19th December 1932 The sixteen men of the Salt Creek Production crew of the Ohio Oil Co. have gone 1,010 days without a lost time accident oh oo Ah Ra) . walang bt , Wh age we, Beis BBobeet syns Lagan ; drunkard idiot imbecile lunatic or confined person and in such event no measures should be adopted for the elimination of dust the application need be filed and from the air and the maintenance of Industrial Commission shall furnish the probate - tion This adequate ventila- court with the name and residence of such person and may require the installation of exhaust the name degree of kinship age and address the systems the use of spray equipment to moisten the air of and prevent the accumulation of dust vacuum - systems father mother or next of kin so far as is known to the Industrial Commission for cleaning as well as the use of respirators or positive SILICOSIS During the past few months a great deal of attention has been given to the question of Silicosis by both industrial and medical associations Many articles are being written giving information obtained by investi- e te a pressure air helmets to be worn by employees to pre- vent the inhalation of dust All employees working at dusty occupations should be carefully observed for evidences of respiratory disease and referred for a . pea medical examination if any symptoms are noted gations made for the purpose of determining the causes MACHINERY ACCIDENTS en and the diagnostic symptoms of this disease A part eo. A study just completed by the statistical laboratory of the interest in this disease has no doubt been occa- tedhe sioned of the division of the machinery accidents in Ohio in- by the fact that in some states numerous claims dustry in 1932 shows that of the 4 for disability have been filed by employees who have injuries charged to 20,489 accidental been subjected to dust hazards in industry Also cer- Of the machinery 38 resulted fatally tain investigations have shown that total 18,804 occurred in operating machinery + cases of silicosis in various many suspected or setting up work and this number included 26 fa- she plants in which the stages have been found in talities Adjusting and changing tools etc. caused eBay been existence of such cases had never 579 injuries including three fatalities ; repairing test- suspected under certain FurthermoreFurthermore it has been learned that ing and inspecting 311 with one fatality throwing conditions the development and progress ; of the disease is much more rapid than was formerly belt on or off 103 with no fatalities oiling or cleaning 317 with two fatalities believed ; operating another machine 14 The term Silicosis is applied to a more or less chronic with one fatality all other causes 361 with five fatalities disease of the lung brought about by the continued in- halation of air infiltrated with fine Further breaking down of the statistics shows 9.590 dust It has been found that particles of silica injuries with three fatalities as a result of flying par- ; dust in fact those only the fine particles of ticles 6,566 with eight fatalities at point of operation too small to be seen by the unaided and 1,880 with five fatalities as the result of kick- eye are those which are breathed into the lung cells backs Rolls caused and result in inflammatory conditions leading to the destruction of lung tissue and possibly forming a basis 417 injuries with three fatalities ; hammers 189 with no fatalities ; presses 3,130 with seven ; for the development of a fatalities cutting tools 5,251 with six fatalities ; complicating tuberculosis The larger and heavier particles of dust which can be shears 289 with no fatalities abrasives 6,236 with five fatalities saws 1,022 with two seen floating in the air are either not inhaled or fatalities screen- are prevented from entering the lungs by various protective . mixing 206 with three fatalities ; winding and twist- ing 924 with one fatality portable tools 1,412 with mechanisms of the mose throat and lungs Investigations also indicate that the disease is one fatality and miscellaneous sources 1,413 with 10 pro- fatalities gressive and that after the tissues of the lungs have been appreciably affected further invasion and The number and severity of these accidents in their is made progress relation to the total for all accident causes would indi- regardless off the fact that the inhalation of dust is discontinued cate there remains still much to be done in mechanical Anyoccupation in which there is a possibility of in- haling rock dust in which silica is present to the extent be of 20 or more should regarded as capable of pro- ducing silicosis The extent of the hazard increases with the concentration of the dust in the air Some off of the most common occupations resulting in exposure to high concentrations silica dust are quarrying excavating tunneling stone cutting pottery work metal grinding sand blasting and the pulverizing or screen- ing of rock or sand safeguarding of machinery in Ohio plants The electrocution of an employee who came in contact with a live wire while working on a pole broke a year safety record for the Port Clinton division of the Ohio Public Service Co. on July 31. Several days previously a lineman for the Reserve Power and Light Co. at Crestline came in contact with a 4600 volt power line and was rendered unconscious Fellow It is evident therefore that all dusty operations should be considered a health hazards and definite workers jarred his body loose from the live wire lowered him with a rope and revived him He was . severely burned but will recover 812 oe OHIOANS AT SAFETY CONGRESS The usual quota of Ohio safety workers had a part in the deliberations of the 22nd Annual National Safety Congress and Exposition held in Chicago Oc- tober 2-6 Buell W. Nutt of the Safety Equipment Service Co. Cleveland was chairman and Allen Clark of the Safety Clothing Co. Accident Prevention tion Cleveland was secretary of the Equipment Manufacturers Sec- H. L. Sain Special Representative of the Division of Safety and Hygiene addressed the Automotive and Machine Shop Section on Safety in Machine Shops Under 1933 Conditions J. B. Johns President of the Medusa Portland Ce- ment Co. Cleveland talked at one of the Cement Section sessions on Why Safety Pays Dr. Thos W. Gosling Superintendent of the Akron Public Schools was general chairman of the Child Education Section At one of the sessions of the Construction Section Fred I. Rowe of the W. L. Johnson Construction Co. Hicksville spoke on the subject Safety a Challenge to Management Dr. Glenn Adams of the Adams Hospital Cincin- nati gave a talk on skin affections at a session devoted to the study of dermatitis i The Accident Prone Employee was the subject of a talk by W. J. McCarter Superintendent of Em- ployment and Training the Cleveland Railway Co. Cleveland before the Electric Railway Section The Safe Use of Ultra Violet Rays in Industrial Irradiation Processes was the topic of an address to the Food Section by Dr. M. J. Dorcas National Carbon Co. Inc. Cleveland At a special subject session on Hoisting Chains J. A. Voss Industrial Relations Director of the Republic Steel Corp. Youngstown was chairman and an address on Inspection of Hoisting Chains was delivered by A. C. Badger Metallurgical Engineer the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. Youngstown Dr. R. C. Engel Service Director of the Corrigan McKinney Steel Co. Cleveland spoke on Safety Contests and C. M. Allen Staff Supervisor of Safety and Training American Rolling Mill Co. Middletown discussed Foremen's Training in Accident Preven- tion at a special subject session on Maintaining Interest in Safety Dr. Carey P. McCord Medical Director of the In- dustrial Health Conservancy Laboratories Cincinnati discussed Health Hazards in Foundries and Their Elimination before the Metals Section of which J. A. ; Voss Youngstown was chairman line Problems in Handling Ethyl Fluid and Ethyl Gaso- line was the subject of a talk to the Petroleum Sec- tion by Dr. Robert A. Kehoe Ethyl Gasoline Corp. Cincinnati and H. L. Hershey Safety Director of the East Ohio Gas Co. Cleveland spoke to the same group on Operation and Maintenance of Pipe Lines Supt Thos P. Kearns of the Division of Safety and Hygiene Industrial Commission of Ohio spoke on the subject Selling Safety to Workers in the Metal Trades at a meeting of the Power Press Section J. A. Voss also talked to this section on Elimination of Unsafe Practices Dr. A. G. Cranch Medical Director of the National Carbon Co. Cleveland had a paper on The Placement of Workers From a Physical Standpoint at a special subject session on Practical Medical Program in In- . dustry Ohioans dominated in the proceedings of the Rubber Section of which H. W. Low Miller Rubber Products Co. Akron was chairman R. W. Morse Fire- stone Tire & Rubber Co. Akron spoke on the topic Is the Rubber Industry Making Progress J. J. Loge General Tire & Rubber Co. Akron spoke on The Effect of Outside Conditions on Accidents C. L. Hungerford The Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. discussed Time Study and Safety and John M. Lewis Mine Safety Appliances Co. Cleveland talked on Respiratory Protection for Dust and Fumes in the Rubber Industry Mechanical Safeguarding and Engineering Revision the subject of a talk to a special subject session on Safety Organization and Program by L. W. Lohrey Personnel Manager of the Delco Products Corp. Dayton C. C. Janes Secretary of the Columbus Automobile Association was chairman of the Street and High- way Traffic Section Prof. W. Sherman Smith Uni- versity of Toledo and Dr. M. Luckiesh of the Lighting Research Laboratories Cleveland were speakers on this section program The above references were taken from the advance Congress program and it is possible other safety men from Ohio had a part in the various section meetings The general representation from Ohio was unusually good DISCLAIMS CREDIT In our last issue a record of 846 days without a lost time accident was erroneously credited to National Tube Co. Lorain instead of Steel and Tubes Inc. Elyria Among the first to note the error was D. W. Law- rence Superintendent of Casualty Employment and Welfare Departments of the National Tube Co. who says We would be proud to claim the record of ae elapsed time especially in view of the fact that our average number of employees is many times that men- 7 tioned in the article The plant making this record has earned honorable mention and we are calling your at- tention to the error DIVISION FIELD ACTIVITIES Special Representative Harry L. Sain attended meet- ings of the industrial section of the Dayton Chamber of Commerce on August 25 and September , called for the purpose of outlining the program for the fall and winter sessions of the Dayton Industrial Safety School At the August 25 meeting Urban L. Moler was chairman and talks were made by Mr. Sain L. W. Lohrey Robert Anderson and Mrs. Franklin Dunlap The September 1 meeting was presided over by L. W. Lohrey On August 24 Mr. Sain made a safety ad- dress at the annual Penny Reunion at Fairview which was arranged by S. M. Johnson formerly Editor of Codes for the Division On August 31 he spoke to 130 employees of the Standard Oil Co. Refinery at Toledo and awarded the trophy won in the Refiners Safety Contest Other speakers were Safety Director J. Herbert and Supt G. W. Hannekin of the company The Sohio Band furnished music for the meeting which was arranged by Safety Engineer George P. Meehan and of which Mr. Hanneken was chairman On September 21 Mr. spoke on Safety Problems of 1933 to a meeting at the Seamless Tube Co. plant Shelby arranged by Special Investigator Sidney Smith and attended by many executives of industries from Mansfield Plymouth and Galion Supt B. V. Hollen- baugh of the Shelby company was chairman Safety Engineer P. B. Martens addressed 65 em- ployees of the National Standards Co. Akron at a shop safety meeting on August 29. Plant Manager L. C. Williams was chairman of the meeting - On Au- gust 28 he talked to 125 employees of the Alligator Rubber Co. Akron at a shop safety meeting of which M. H. Hanson Plant Manager was chairman Sep- tember 13 Mr. Martens talked to about 200 employees of the Black & Decker Co. Kent at a meeting presided over by William S. George Factory Accountant September 15 he was the speaker at a safety gathering of 230 employees of the Buxbaum Co. Akron Albert Buxbaum President of the company was chairman THE DEADLY AIR HOSE More than once in these columns attention has been directed to the dangers of the indiscriminate and im- proper or careless use of air hose but the records of compensation claims filed during the past year for disability due to injuries of this nature necessitate repetition of the warning It is indeed strange that after all that has been said against this senseless practice and all that has been done to eliminate it from Ohio industries that twenty disability claims should be attributed to it in a single year a number of them fatal and others producing injuries of a major character . Compressed air has its place in the modern plant Oct. and is essential as an aid to industry but it was never designed as a cleaning agency or a vehicle for the efforts of plant comedians It is inconceivable that intelligent workers in our plants cannot recognize this fact sense the deadly hazards the misuse of the air hose looses and confine its use to the purposes for which it was intended It may be considered fun to direct a powerful stream of air against sensitive portions of a fellow worker's anatomy but the results have been so deadly and so thoroughly advertised that anyone indulging in the practice can only be classed as too utterly thoughtless and reckless to deserve a place in any modern plant There may be some extenuation for pranks that re- sult in injury to their victims only through unforeseen circumstances but for the man who turns an active air hose against a fellow worker there is absolutely no excuse and it is strange that the practice should persist We know of no form of horseplay quite so brutal or so certain to be attended by disastrous results No regulations designed to eliminate this practice in every plant in Ohio can be made too drastic PETROLEUM DISTRIBUTORS CONTEST At the conclusion of July the sixth month of the wide Wholesale Petroleum Distributors Acci- dent Campaign the 50 plants enrolled had worked a total of 2,323,344 hours with 48 time acci- dents a frequency rate of 20.7 per million hours as compared with a frequency rate of 26.2 for the first three months of the campaign Thirty plants went through the six months without a disabling injury the 48 accidents being dis- tributed among sixteen plants In Class A plants operating 5 or less trucks Shell Petroleum Corp. is first Canfield Oil Co. second and Ohio Oil Co. third In Class B plants operating 6 to 10 trucks Shell Petroleum Corp. is first Cities Service Oil Co. second and Gulf Refining Co. third In Class C plants operating II to 25 trucks Cities Service Oil Co. is first Shell Petroleum Corp. second and Pure Oil Co. third In Class D plants operating more than Gulf Refining Co. is first and Standard Oil C2o5. tsreuccoknsd Only two concerns entered in this class encouraging The contest is to continue until the close of the and the steady decrease being made in accident quency for the past three months offers prospects for a splendid record year fre- Out of 221 bus and car operators of the Akron Transportation Co. 148 went through the first six months of 1933 without a lost time accident 829 soe smlgies + t } i: by i: ve t m emcee Serage Sen . Oct. 132 COUNTY DRIVE OPENS The four months safety campaign to be conducted jointly by Athens Hocking and Perry counties from September 1 to December 31 by the Nelsonville Board of Trade and other civic bodies of the three counties in cooperation with the Division of Safety and Hygiene of the Industrial Commission was launched August 30 with a meeting at Nelsonville Nearly 150 representatives of industry and labor attended the meeting which was presided over by Mr. Rosser and addresses were made by Supt Thos P. Kearns of the Division Mine Safety Engineer L. C. Lewis Chief Deputy James Berry of the State Mine Bureau Oral Daugherty S. Cottingham Banton Hall and A. Gill Short talks were also made by the industrial executives present pledging support to the cam- , paign _ At meeting at the Park Hotel New Lexington on the evening of September 19 about 65 representative men and women of Perry county were present to hear safety talks by Supt Thos P. Kearns and Mr. Lewis of the division President W. R. Kelso of the Kiwanis Club was chairman of the meeting at which support of the movement was pledged by many of those present including Supt Hearing of the county schools who will supply transportation for speakers to the various schools It is planned to hold a number of meetings in the district during the course of the campaign in addition to the mine shop and school gatherings to be addressed by Mr. Lewis and a number of field representatives of the Division will be scheduled for safety meetings BAKERS AWARDED TROPHIES The silver trophies offered to the winners in the three groups of Ohio bakers engaged in a wide safety contest from February I to July 31 were awarded Saturday September 23 on the steps of the State House in Columbus by Governor George White The trophy winners were East Side American Coffee House Cleveland in Class I White Rose Food Shop Inc. Norwood in Class II and the General Baking Co. Toledo plant in Class III Representa- tives of the three firms were present to accept the trophies as were also the donors Roy J. Ferguson the Century Machine Co. Cincinnati J. H. Nolan the J. H. Day Co. Cincinnati and Fred D. Pfenning the Fred D. Pfenning Co. Columbus Secretary Frank E. Noyes of the Ohio Bakers Association who handled the interests of that organization in the movement and Supt Thos P. Kearns of the Division of Safety and Hygiene of the Industrial Commission which sponsored the contest were present at the presentation The records made in the campaign indicate its value to the bakers group A total of 79 plants participat- ing worked 4,849,247 hours with an accident fre- quency rate of 14.7 Forty plants went through the six months without an accident and the remainder had a total of 71 lost time injury cases The hours worked by the winners without a chargeable injury were 3,007 for the East Side American Coffee House 14,273 for White Rose Food Shop Inc. and 85,940 for the Toledo plant of the General Baking Co. I. A. I. A. B. C. AT BOSTON NEXT The Industrial Commission of Ohio and the Department of Industrial Relations were represented at the twentieth annual session of the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commis- sions held in Chicago September 11-15 The program of the various sessions included papers and discussions on a variety of topics pertinent to the work of the boards and commissions having representation at the meetings and those dealing with the problems of workmen's compensation and industrial hygiene were of exceptional interest One entire session of the convention was devoted to safety Supt Thos P. Kearns of the Division of Safety and Hygiene was chairman of this meeting which was held jointly with the nineteenth annual con- vention of the Association of Governmental Officials in Industry of the United States and Canada Thos M. Gregory Chairman of the Industrial Com- mission of Ohio was named as a member of the exe- cutive committee to which was left the duty of naming a secretary Joseph A. Parks of Massachussetts was elected chairman and G. Clay Baker of Kansas vice chairman for the ensuing year The next meeting will be held at Boston Mass in September 1934 PACKERS ACTIVE FOR SAFETY At a recent meeting of the Meat Packers Safety Council of Cincinnati Mr. Williams of the Cincinnati Fire Department spoke on Fire Hazards and Am- " monia Systems In connection with this campaign it might be stated that the division has been engaged for some months in making safety surveys of all meat packing establishments in the state and up to September 20 reports had been made on 55 plants When this work is completed it is the intention of the division to formulate a set of safety rules for packing plants The engineers of the Division who have been making the surveys have found the managemenotf packing establishments very much interested in any steps look- ing to an improvement in accident experience and they will constitute a strong group among the minded employers of the state raed om oe % il rch ar e Nee wy R ve REI RONcS ls Ree