Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-08-02
1ODCUT GRIM TOLL
or DEATH IN
MINES
Mine Operators, Engineers and
Surveyors from All Over the
Country to Meet in Pittsburg
in September.


Washington. Aus. Mime opera
TORS mining cnRinetra and mine sur
gc0na representing practically every
important mining company IN the
United states will gHther at Pitts
burgh, Pa. ON september 2g to dis
cuss methods for reducing the death
toll In mines and quarries. These men
are members 81 the American Nine
safety association which held ia arst
meeting one year ago In Pittsburgh.
Here IN the problem they have on
hand. Ia the year 1911. 3.6o9 men
We're killed IN the mines and uuarries
OF the United States. sixiy-three
thousand three hundred and one werg
injured during the same time. The
death rate Tor all mining that year
reached 3.5S men In every i.0O0 em-
ployed
gThe men who VIII meet are the
leaders Ia what N known AZ the Safe
Is FIRST" movement which began IN
the United states about ave years aaO
through the influence OF the federal
bureau 81 mines. In that time several
hundred mines have been equipped
with rescue crews Co save life follow
ing disasters. ana hrst-aid crews 10
give succor % the men who are In
iurcd
The development OF this humanitar-
ian work has led 10 confusion OF
methods and the object OF the Mine
safety association IL go discuss the dif-
foront methods and recommend the
use ~ only the best IN discussing
the object Of the association AIR. a.
~ Wilson Of the bureau OF mines said
today "In the hope OF reducing the
number Of these accidents and short
oning the period 81 disability OF the
injured. II was felt that there should
be greater uniformity In the methods
OF conducting rescue operations in
mines after explosions. fires. or other
disasters. and 90 give first aid to the
injured
"Workingmcn's compensation acts
have la recent years been passed In
fifteen states. Of which ten we're en-
acted IN the year 1911 alone. The
rapid spread of legislation compelling
employers 20 care for injured work
men clearly shows the importance to
the employer OF reducing the liabili-
tics by every means at his disposal
These are of two kinds namely; safety
or preventive measures and protective
or rescuo and first aid methods.
Milne operators now realize that u
IN more expensive to restore wrecked
mines, more costly To hght damage
suits through the courts and less prof
liable "a pay regulated liability
charges or even worltinEmcn's com
pensatlon. than "a lS TO bear the cost
involved IN reducing these charges by
means of diminishing the number OF
accidents and the duration Of the re-
sultlng disability by the adoption of
improved safety. rescue and first aid
methods
Since hfiy-elght per cent Of all in
dustrini accidents are shown by sta
tislics to Doe due 10 negligence. care
lcssuess or lack OF knowledge of en-
ployers. or employees the vital neces-
sity uf learning everything possible
about the causes and means of pro-
venting these accidents must be evil
dem To every man concerned IN min
ing. To the operators Il spells busi-
ness success or failure; To theminer.
life cor the physical ability 20 work and
support u family"
The meeting az Pittsburgh. which
viii include September %, 20 and 80
will open with a mine-rescuc and first
aid contest In Arsenal Park, Pitts
hurgh. The next day the members
viii visit the experimental mine of the
bureau OF mines az Bruceton. Pa.
whccr "a cual-dust explosion win bc
made tn order 10 show the members
that coat dust Is even more dangerous
Ia the miner than gas. on Septem-
her - there will be various meetings.
To- discuss methods and In the after
noon visit Ia the experiment station
81 the bureau of mines.