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September 10, 1943 l&V P.J. Flaherty Chairman Board of Directors Johnson Bronze Company 800 South Mill Street New Castle, Pa. Dear Mr. Flaherty: An analysis of accidents occurring at your New Castle, Plant from July 1st, 1939 to July 1, 1943, dravm from your reports in my office reveals the following figures: No of Medical Hospital Comoensation No of TOTAL COST accidents Cost Costs Paid lost hrs. by year 1939 123 1871.63 537 2441.78 1936 4850.41 1940 288 3130.40 570 3529.01 1743 7229.41 1941 400 3290.89 1616.78 16.309.27 1625 21.216.44 1942 349 4177.93 1479.98 7.181.27 3836 12.839.18 1210 4 years Fee paid for New Castle Plant only 12.470.85 4302.26 29.401.32 TOTAL COST 9130 46.135.44 T3.46&.48 59,603.92 CAUSE OF EXCESSIVE'ACCIDENT COSTS; Lack of constant one man supervision of all accidents. Lack of en forced safety Rules and Regulations. Unsubstantial diagnosis of lead poisoning, causing unwarranted compensation hosts and lost man power hours. Unwarranted excessive hospitalization Costs. Unwarranted expense in Non-Industrial oases. REMEDY . N16618 ------------------- Establish a Department within your own Compantes at Bew Castle which 0013929 tainlng to, - ACCIDENTS INSURANCE OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE SAFETX WELFARE The size and problema of your Plants Justifies} your organizf^^^ch a Department* Now is the time to organize such a Department before the seasonal lead epidemio logins. The conduct of such a Department is a one ipan all time Job. I want this Job, working directly and solely for your Companies. In my present relationship to yourthe desired Standards of Agcident Prevention, Reduction of Accident Costs and the Promotion of greater goodwill between employees and plants cannot be attained and can only be attained by One Man devoting his entire time to those Jobs. A review of your accident files from July 1939 discloses no con structive plans were offered you to reduce your hazards and costs, until Maroh 1943, when Acting solely upon my own Initiative I con ducted a personal research and study to obtain Jfehese reductions for you, which have secured the following results to dates Survey of Plant by Dr.Kekoe for the elimination of lead hazard and the proper treatment of lead cases. Installation of a Complete Pre-Employment Medical Examination arranf Medical Contract covering Injuries and lire Employment Medical Exam ination. This contract alone will save you this year at least #3000* By establishing this Department you will derive further reduced coatss Reduc&|n in your Shop-Loss Insurance premium, through the reductlo OE60IOO _3H in your basic Compensation Insurance premium rate by the reduction _o_ Reduction in fire Insurance premium by reduction of fire hazard by personal supervision of all accident and Occupational Disease Claims these results will be secured by Immediate personal investigation of all accidents -- Immediate determination of (1) Cause of accident (2) Prevention of like accidents (3) Immediate decision limit of Company*s liability for Accident Occupational Disease, Hospital Compensation and other expenses* Reduce Lost Man Power Hours by returning employees to work at earliest possible moment. Special procedure for substantiating diagnoses of all lead effeotions, with proper relief treatments, without the loss of working days, except in extreme bonaflde lead cases has been \*orked out v/ith Dr* Kehoe. This procedure and treatments will convince foundry employees of the elimination of the lead hazard* Plans are in prepation, drawn from the study of the latest approved methods end practices for Plant Safety, Plant Hospital, v/elfare Department, Doctors of Industrial Medicine and Surgery Consultation and study with Authorities upoitf these subjects to Increase efficiency and reduce costs in each of these operations* Your establishing this Department within your own, companies eliminate all necessity for any outside agency handling any of this work in / any of your plants. A 30 day notice of cancellation of your present contract is all that is required. Such a Department covering all of your Plants will produce a saving for you of at least 25f below your average compensation costs for hVwa nnnt noiir vears and another savins' of at least 25$ over your thT'so Plants* For your consideration and for the privilege of discussing your reaction to this suggestion with you Monday, please accept my best thanks. Yours very truly. K 0013932