South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-14
MARCH REPORT MADE
/. BY INDUSTRIAL BOARD
List of Accidents Heaviest
Since Law Became EffeC-
tive-S31 ,486.45 Paid.
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News Times SpeciaI service:
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. April IA
| The industrial board Of Indiana has
made public its report for the month
Of March. showing that the total list
Of industrial accidents, reported for
the month. 1904. is the largest dur
/ ing any one month the board has
been operating. The manufacturing
Of automobiles steam railroads. coal
mining. foundry work, iron and steel
work. machinery and machine shops
and steel and wire manufacturing
were responsible for heavy additions
to the total number OF injuries sus-
tanned by workmen.
! The boards report showed that
since September, 1, 1915, when il be-
came operative under the Indiana
workmen's compensation law. the
! board had settled 1000 cOmpensa-
4 ton cases. without contests and that
about 200 contested cases had been
settled
/ A total Of S31 1858 was paid by
employers TO injured wOrkmen or
their dependents during the month
OF March From statistics, based on
the last week OF March. II is shown
that sS.2S4.7O is being paid each
week TO employees or their depend
ents by employers. under the pro-
visions of the boards decisions. This
amount is at the rate Of s75s a man
( "a week
OF this amount one per cent OF the
employees or their dependents are re-
ceiving wages in full The largest
percentage Of the cases. 21.1 per
cent. are being paid by employers at
the rate of SIS to 81 a week.
Cases Closed.
The board closed 626 cases in
March and $12.36757 was paid by
employers on closed cases during
/ that month. while s19.11S.97 was
paid by employers on cases that still
are pending before the board.
In March $40 agreements by en-
ployers and the injured employees or
their dependents, were approved. and
/ 333 of the injured men in these cases
have returned TO work although the
average disability duration in these
cases was 80 days.
In Z fatal cases during the month
! of March, settlements we're approved
/ by the board. A total of is fatal
accidents was reported during the
month OF these four occurred in
/ the coal mines of the state three on
steam railroads, two In stone quar-
ries, two in general contracting work.
| Sixty-hve cases were reported dur
| ing the month in which dismember-
ment occurred. Six Of these cases
were in the automobile manufactur-
ing business, five were in iron and
steel work and five were on steam
railroads.
In the list of accidents for the
month were the following totals:
Auto manufacturing 2S6; car man
ufacture and repairs, 800 coal min
| ing. 1914 foundry, 141; iron and
steel 233: machinery and machine
shops, 1872; steam railroads. 381;
steel and wire manufacturing. III.
Persons were injured In 536 cases
by being struck by falling objects.
Injuries to the eye totalled 24S.
highest Wage Paid.
/ The h chest wage paid TO any OF
the persons injured was $3.50 week.
4 anu the lOWtSl NdEt was L a week.
The average wage paid was s1459 a
week. The ages OF those injured
ranged from below 16 years TO 20
years. OF the total injuries reported
/ 1855 were temporary; 46 were
party temporary; S. resulted in dis
memberment, and is were fatal.
OF the total 9O.2 per cent showed
I disability of IA days or less Twenty
eight accidents to women and girls
were reported during the month. Dry
/ goods and general merchandise
| stores reported six of these accidents.
The highest wage paid 10 any in
/ jured woman was SIS week. the
| lowest was 81 a week and the aver
age weekly wage was 1857. The
/ ages of the women and girls injured
ranged from under 90 years 10 over
I 80 years.
/ In the dismemb erment cases, set
| ,le4 by the board in March 40 per-
Sous received compensation for 10
weeks and the number Of weeks
! during which compensation was TO
I be paid ranged from that number TO
/ $50 weeks OF the latter class g.
per cent Of the injured received
/ $500 a week.