The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-01-29
ACCIDENT BOARDS
ANNUAL REPORT
Statement Shows More Than Mil
lion Paid Out in 1915.
OVER 800 FATAL INJURIES
Total Number Of MIshaps Reported IN
the Past Twelve Months %
39,7sf - Mining Industry
Leads ALI

i
Manufacturing the last year, In
tured workers and their dependents
have been paid s1.213,10S.S2 In COM
pensation, according to the annual TO-
mort of the Industrial accident board
filed with Governor Ferris.
In addition to this the amount paid
for medical and hospital service ior
disabled workmen was $l4S,olo.zv.
The medical and hospital service paid
by employers under the state accident
fund is not included In this report az
the state is not authorized to cover
medical and hospital service until spe-
cial provision for this was maze ~
the last legislature.
Although in some instances the
awards of the industrial accident
board we're reviewed by the courts,
compensation in the big majority OF
cases was paid without litigation ana
the loan of many a widowed mother
has been lighteped through the al
ministration of this law, which was
designed to bring about prompt set
Elements without recourse to the
courts.
The report shows that one working
man was killed on an average OF eacn
working day for the year 1915. The
total number of accidents reported
during the last IL months was 39.7Sl,
of which 1872 were fatal. The fatal
accidents are classified according to
industry, and from this classification
1t appears that the largest number or
accidents occurred In mining, the
total being 116. Transportation comes,
second with IS fatalities, the lumber
ing industry claimed 20. construction
was fourth with 81, and the manufac-
ture of automobiles and auto parts
was fifth with II.
The mining industry is divided into
three classes, the number Of fatal &C.
cidents in each being: Copper So, iron
mining 80, coal mining 6. Under the
transportation classification A fatali-
ties are credited to steam railroads
and IL to electric lines.
The total number of employers OBJ
Grating under the compensation law
by election is 1906. bringing under
the provisions of the law 605,025 en-
ployees. In addition to these, all mum
icipalities are subject to the law with
out election on their part, and this in
cludes SO counties, 108 cities, 338 VIII
lagos, 1,245 townships and 1852
school districts of the state. 1t also
includes the employees Of the state IT.
self, which covers all state prisons,
hospital, and other state institutions.
excepting only the Michigan Agricul-
tural college and the University OF
Michigan. The state board OF agri-
culture and the board of regents are
constitutional bodies and therefore not
subject to the law without acceptance
on their part.
The report shows that 112 munich
palities in Michigan had voluntarily
filed their acceptances Of the compen-
sation law, this action being taken be-
fore the recent decision of the su-
preme court holding 1t to be manda-
tory as to cities and villages.
The volume Of business handled by
the Industrial accident board in the
administration of the compensation
law is shown by the fact that during
the last year the commissioners con-
Quoted 258 arbitration hearings, n
hearings on review, "a hearings on
stipulation and waiver, and 211 hear
ings on petitions.
Under the fundamental provisions
of the Michigan law the compensation
is payable in weekly installments. the
amount generally being 80 per cent
OF the average weekly wage.
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