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FILE NAME: Crane Company (CRC) DATE: 0000 DOC#: CRC045 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Journal Article - Manufacturers News Silicosis Committee V. Vc-'t - C 7 i , NGU-0 -2 BB2 19:09 LPUlRENCE 1ADBKSH 713 910 0250 P .05 . stAhvr.scTuti.as h,gs ' Silicosis Committee verdict of JS.008 gjirts the fotnpiny hid iterwird* (Ken set {tide fey the Court af A-sfSilt on she ground that no negligence Illinois Manufacturers5Association . O. E . M ount, Chairm an Si l i c o s i s *nd similar disease* caused by the inhaling of 4ut hive created such * fireblet i all HHnoa awf*cturers, involving -fniiiisa of dollars m sisim* for damage* in ceremon-law suits, that the ily remedy wems te be to include such esses in the Workmen's Compenutie Act. Sever*! meeting! of the Silicas* Com and its suij-eomrRttt ere held during the yesr. At a meeting or. Septem ber 8, it was tutammfiusiy deeded tn intro duce an amendment if possible at a special session ol the Legislature, reading as fol lows ; Amend paragraph ? of section $ e l the Compensation Act by tosenmg therei after the word in the second Site, "vapors," the following: "silicon dioxide dust or other noxious or poisonous dusts," so that said paragraph shall read as follows: "In any enterprise wherein molten metal, or explosive or wiufiouj gases or vapors, silicon dioxide dust or other noxious or poisonous dusts, or inflammable vapors or fluid, or corrosive acids are manufactured, Hied, generated, stored er conveyed in hfratfrwitlM ' dangerous quantities." Thereafter sdd to section 3 a new para graph PA as follow; "Any disability to or death of an *m* pSsyee resulting from exposure to silken dioxide dust or then noxious or poisonous dusts, shall constitute an accidental tniary for which compensation shall be payable under this A.' After a brief presentation of the pur- ous, there is weakness, more frequent eolds, bronchitis, iaflutrtra and presently tubercu losis following silieostJ due So irritation. ' The puesiici, ultimately must be settled on a permanent basis with a proper!}- drsfled occupational disease law. A state board to pass upon silicosis awl similsr diseases should be appointed, separate from the present Industrial Commission. The ills nois industrial Commission disc* t want a lit os lumt cases. Oust will have to be stopped at ns origin as a result of snore carriol methods n factories. Dissemina tion of dust must be avoided. "hew industries am cope with Shi* silico sis problem and remata finsneiaily sewed, even if they settle the cases. There should be physical examitaskms it csss every six months and if the workman thews tuberculosis or healed tuberetstostt, he should be put in some other occupation. I know of twenty men who are the spparm picture of health, bat z-fiy exauunattos show silken dioxide." Dr. Harvey recommended the* those pres secure the following poblkstiuns for g study of the feet of dust upm te r n diseases: Report by she iwfassviaf Cesevnissism of Wise,-,sin. on "E fts ol Dust Cpast the Respiratory System." Report by she itsdusm*! Cwstsssicsics of Wtsfpaste. giving gwesst ordene fe ssj nectires with dust fumes, vapors and gases. Report by a eostrsiaskio appointed by Governor 5*hnt on cctspotianal diteasta, issued by the Pennsyivasfe Industm! Ossa* mission. Harrisburg. , Journal of the Amar Medsfsil Ass*- *> the part of the employer had been,, tabii.vh!, bus the ,,/ jhe eae had to bf fenrttf by he employer ifr. Htrth ihcufht *1! such cases should fes tried under the Workmen's Cfitapcnaa. tion Act. Titer at as need of * jury. The evidence should be presemed to com missions, as was she practice in Canada and Great Brslisn. He referred so 5JS eases against one employer in St. Louis, which had netted J8O.C08 for on toroey. if siScasi* cates er tried before a w - titsism, would be possible te pay the ewftpenwsiee in monthly tnttai'meflts and if the empSnye wiot hack w work as showed an tmprovid essdtsi. the award could be rut do sr tscatiitaed. j . L. Efiyair el the lUioois Steel Contpsuy stated that up ta three at out year* siga, na emgloyf realised the danger from ieesi and other dust disease*. Twenty years *ge m foundry ver had a tese { siKsajis. f Itvytfs d dnetets were fewMt, sstast of she casca could 6 defeated, he aid. Ssiiean Siesfd bir. Earlywirte stated Is* had defended case* dssrtng the feast two and omt-hstSi years ssd insd eaachesi the soociasK that silkpe dieside the sidy tosgsroBs data. Ks shoaght if srwid fee uffeekm in femewf the Ass to w sueh ases, Every indestnai employer eS Mbwis was subject So such cases and sum be in a gastpmt to defend bimsell ageinct a racket. He eelemd t damage* fes which 38 per eefes e l the ices resl fe shg feaym and sfeted-shas if a esgi%* * 1 a judgment af 813,08. He would fee itssfey if be got 5S.S3 isf histssHi after *55 the m m gats* wtre paiA He eeferred 5 a tesstsccesifu! attemy So aecsett an amendetmt ta he Workmeo's CompcfMtetiaa Act at Site last srsslms af the ISiaet* General Assembly, the faSure feefns Oi ?S (3 >KQ Uyfi w tew * m i 0 a XHrautt ta m a Medical Paint of View." t w S S i S ?* A. C Hirth of the C H y -lM a a ta SSass Silicon and similar dust diseases. De. | CompsrtyTHlked en the `tegarTspeesa a l Harvey pointed as. cenfrem lliio sh and | Silicon and Other, past 'BtastaT every other ate. A few moaht ago it Most * aavntang dust diseases cm was eattmafed dgwage cl.a..i.m....s......s.v..w...f.w.. ttg ret! a racket, fee wed. but the problem gyQ.3ldl.lhlS had either bee tried tw started. bait sis servos* side. White marsy earn Probably double that amount as the present were featsduSm, an empkiyer soakt ssse go sime esmfrosst employers. Compansatioa it Wftfl emstt with these Srswduksss charamr asked of industry for curta! worker* who m a basis. Many eases aw e ferns* e. presumably are disabled, but in readily a There might or might mm be liability. tribute ii feeing levied up sssdmtry by those who are getting the tribute from the persons who claim to be injured. The money is going to smart doctors and lawyers. _ w....sc. &''wofk. For..t..w...v..t.n..y yrarr5a"lsffss "Thirty years age,'' said S r , Harvey, tSs fefen ssorc of ks knowledge of fast "h was predicted that a gradtsal increase diseases its various eountese* and fr fif af lung (esses due to necttpattuetal dust teen rears this country Stas feees- dying tpight be expected, but no *te expected the f the vffc ui dust upon the mjdraotry jyagrowth <sf thousands af cases. It fea* been tern. a f W a depress* discive--the pSsmriS has noshing to lose awd may have some thing to gain. . ^lirth elated that the sufejm f rpefw $ ti t eowriop di hsaard* had been eftn}rreil m a namber at states at "Silicosis ami similar diseases are mussed fey IH* >dhat!<un of ier*lf**Je prtiit*t` of stlif* which lodge in she Stine and de velop slowly--the progress of the disease in several states laws relating h> the haiard had been etusvtvd. 1 states where sack law were . in effect. plaiotiiT took their claims (or damage briwe commmt la depending upon the siuamitv mltaled and the . cuatis This was exceedingly expensive time of exixwuf. Symptoms sppcsr iat employers. The Pwv.}ivsms Sfelver- fergely Sec to the fct that tfea sapfeyers m m nee nuked. The present gfen was te fegrsduce a asuentswne to the VVetkta'* CmupentetWia Ac*, which aroohi bsettsd* sifont nsts susd tslwr doss diseases. * is wetdd be sisvary to afetsin sn agreengm whit organised U W ta the mend- meat fes (Ser ta have the prafmssi sub mitted i the Gasfersor's call for a Sptm! fieu m , m i also for the reason tlutt a two- thirds vote f the l^isiature was s t m sasy te m a rt the sot's of tbs proposed amendment ip a pee-.si se*4,m- Bsvid R. Darkr. coaasaL talked a she impettaacu s i haviisg sfe? gmeadtartst in* cfodid i the cali foe a special seesjnrf sfsj jirojawed tisat Mt. Earfywioe take the mat* Ser up wish reymensatives os laimr. \V. E, Cwcamfee of the America Massgaese Steel CetRPisy. stated lie*!* esses tsvolvinp $3XfS0/TS is damages were os she court deck* in Sew York, , ?, H, Elens oi the American Steel F tm deje, stated the increased ftt of nmvcpsstw case* in Penosylvani* -tying co st* anwttmtedSO ghngtkper rer.t Camiaawwssltfe Edtapa Campasy, Chi cago. ha* filed wiife th 1'illnnh. Commerer Cotntnissian a serif! nf indnetria! ratr eh** which theuid interest many Ssiamnfacturm is Chteago, The tom- slowly, with ho- .. fervuih sod diffi- isef ciw had cast ^HV.dffet tor lega! vx- Py'& cfmtTact dsparnticnt is prepared tulty in feresfc*sr. The sise is tsprici- in-ts-es, nnUtdittg a rerrd si the eat*. A to give foil iitfermatson. a V of* $