White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-15
SAFETY FIRST TELLS
OF Accomplishments

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pany, was issued the past week. AS
usual, the interesting little maya
zine is replete with timely talk on
Safety First. In a previous issue,
James VOORHEES,, powder foreman at
Copper Flat. was made the goat in an
accident record including five falal-
ties and other serious mishaps. Mr..
VOORHEES, has made a kick to the ed
itor of Safety First, and a letter
says: "A man by name of Jim Ty-
son should be the one to whom these
accidents and fatalities be charged"
In reply to Mr.. VOORHEES, letter
Safety First says:
THE fatalities and disabling ac-
cidents referred to we're the result of
the catastrophe of August 4th az
Copper Flat, when five men were
killed and others we're injured in a
powder explosion, and Mr.. VOORHEES,
is right In registering a kick. They
should have been charged against
the record of Mr.. Tyson, sub-fore-
mar In powder crew, and correction
is made in this months issue.
mr.. VOORHEES, has been with the
company in the capacity of Powder
Foreman for nearly three years, and
he is right again in saying that he
has always tried to keep a good
record. The Safety Department car
testify to this fact. and is glad to say
that VIZ have frequently had occasion
to congratulate Mr.. VOORHEES, upon
his success in the prevention of &C.
cidents in this. the most difficult and
hazardous department In our mining
operations. We regret that the error
occurred"
The November issue Of Safety
First devotes considerable space to
the Nevada Industrial commission
that has recently prepared a statisti-
cal statement of its first years ex-
p~erience.
THE data as compiled also furni-
shes an authoritive basis for com
parison of the casualty experience of
the individual companies of the state.
Taking advantage of the opportunity
it is with especial pride hal we
point to the excellent record of the
foremen and employees of the Neva-
da Con. Copper Co. as exhibited in
the figures here reproduced:
For the period of twelve months
July LIST, 1913. to June goth, 1914.
New. Con. 1927 Other
Copper Co. Mining Cos.
Total Premi-
um contri-
buttons .s4s.4242s s~154,3s4.1s
Compensation
paid and
accrued 3o.s2e.10 12s,6s6.O4
Compensation liza
bilities equal per
cent of contri-
buttons ......62% s2ao
The number of employees in mines,
mills and smelters in the State pro-
tected by the Industrial Insurance
Act averaged for the year. $3.50. OF
this total the Nevada Con. Copper
Co. employed 2437, or about 2S per
cent. Our casualty loss for the year
was only So per cen of the amount
contributed by the Company in
monthly payments. while the losses
of all other companies amounted to
so per cent of premium payments,
showing that we are fully 20 per cent
to the good, over the balance of the
State, in the prevention of prevent
able accidents
This 10 per cen for expenses and
10 per cent for reserve, added TO the
amounts paid oft by the Commission.
makes a total of SO per cent charged
against the Nevada Cons contribu-
ton, leaving a surplus of ~$S,613.32.
In other words, the Nevada CONSOLE
dated Copper Company has paid into
the State Insurance fund a total of
s49,424.2S in twelve months. of which
amount $40,s10.96 has been devoted
to the protection of its employees"
As to the months accident record
Safety First says:
The accident record for the month
of October is one of the best we have
ever made. There were seven disa-
bling accidents in Mines, Mill and
Smelter-only seyen men injured and
away from work on account of injur-
les. The total time lost was forty
eight days, an average of seven days
per injured man.
Veteran Mine. Two disabling acct