ACCIDENTS TO WORKERS COST FOUR BILLIONS
ACCIDENTS TO WORKERS COST FOUR BILLIONS More Than $1,000,000, 000 is Lost Annually In Wages, U. S. Labor Bureau Reports WASHINGTON.—Losses to this country through industrial accidents exceed...
...However, the total number of fatal injuries in industry, based on partial figures, is estimated at 16,606...
...No definite figures ran be given, it Is pointed out, because many states do not have compensation laws and do not require records of accidents, while others which do have such laws do not publish the number and type of injuries...
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...Tlie lack of the desired progress in this direction is attributed chiefly to the lack of interest manifested by the smaller establishments...
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...Although some improvement in accident, prevention was noted in the years immediately following the beginnings of workmen's compensation laws, the compensation system as it is now functioning is not able to keep the number of industrial injuries down to the desired minimum, it Is said...
...the bureau says...
...work hand in hand with themV I wish you the best of success in your noble work—Hugo Wuelfliig...
...and the number of non-fatal injuries at 2,604, 637...
...When workmen's compensation laws were first introduced, it, is pointed out, it was believed that they would have the effect of materially decreasing the number of injuries...
...The number of accidents in plants considered too small to have accident problems is said to he wholly out of proportion to the number of workmen employed...
...ACCIDENTS TO WORKERS COST FOUR BILLIONS More Than $1,000,000, 000 is Lost Annually In Wages, U. S. Labor Bureau Reports WASHINGTON.—Losses to this country through industrial accidents exceed $4,000,000,000, according to the United States bureau of labor statistics...
...Inadequate state inspection and the Increasing mechanization of industry, as well as negligence of employes and employers, are also contributing factors to the lack of progress...
...This lack of interest, in turn, is attributed to the reluctance of stock casualty insurance companies to insure these smaller firms...
...I nm sorry that I could not attend Phil's meeting at Colby and Loyal, but I say he is running strong.—A Reader...
...Wage earners lost more than $1,000,-000,000 a year and the loss to all interested parties is probably four times that amount...
...An association for independent political action sent out circulars the other day...
Vol. 1 • August 1930 • No. 37
