Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-20
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ports, 1925: claims and agreements,

reports, 1925; claims and agreements,
2.756.
In Jan. 1916, s3s reports were received
including SO employers first reports.
1872 supplemental reports and 191 ply
sicians' reports: in December 1916, 2520
reports were received including 1868
employers first reports, $50 supple
mental reports and 607 physicians re-
ports. This Is an increase Of 1887 total
reports for December over January, an
increase Of 753 employers first reports,
an increase of SIS supplemental reports
and an increase of 416 physicians re-
ports. This is an increase Of 600 per
cent In total reports. PAT per cent. in
first reports, 492 per cent. in supple
mental reports and 317 per cent. in
physicians reports.
In the claim department Of the COM
mission a still larger increase Is shown
in the amount OF work now being done.
The total claims and agreements for
the entire year 1916 number 2756. From
Jan. Is to Feb. Is Of that year, the first
month under the act there were but Sc
while for the month of December 1916
there were 419. This shows an increase
of 353 claims and agreements or G35 per
month OF the act.
The total number Of compensation
policies now in force and on file in the
rffice Of the commission is 3642 while
143. n9h employees are covered by indus
trial policies, according to the latest
figures given out by the department.
There are also a considerable number
of employers who carry self insurance.
No hearings were held prior to April
%. 1916 and from that date to the end
of last year 73 cases were assigned for
hearings and IS were actually heard by
the chairman. Ten hearings were held
during the month Of December and q
like number since the beginning of the
present year.
For the entire year So accidents were
reported to the commission which re-
suited in the death Of the injured en-
ployee and there have been five fatal
accidents thus far this year.
Notwithstanding the great increase
in the work of the Maine commission
the past year the salaries Of those con-
nected with the Maine commission are
much smaller II an in other states hav-
ing industrial accident commissions.
This is true even in states Of smaller
population than Maine as we'll as in the
larger ones.
In Maine the chairman receives $500
tie two other ex officio members $500
each per year and the secretary, $500
per Year. In Nevada the officials in
clude a secretary who receives $4,000 a
year, an auditor receiving $4,000, a claim
clerk getting s24oo, statistician receiv-
ing the same amount and bookkeeper
and assistants getting $500. In Mon
tana the chairman receives s40uv per
year and the secretary 5000 In Mass
achusetts the chairman receives $4,000.
four other members $4,000 each and a
secretary $4,000 In New York five COM
missioners receive $4,000 each per year
while other annual salaries are as fol-
lows: secretary, $4,000; chief council
and three deputies each a like amount.
AS an indication of the amount Of
work covered in the daily routine there
entered and left the office of the Indus
trial Accident commission for the week
beginning Jan. Il, 1917, 1898 letters and
postals or an average of sos for each Of
the SIX working days of the week.