The Mankato free press., 1921-09-09
WAGES FOR INJURED
Report State Department
For Past Year
NUMBER CASES ll,096
The Awards Aggregated ST 49,
759; Other Statistics
Are Given
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st. Paul, September 2.-Workmen's
compensation cases closed during
the year ending last June 80, by the
State Industrial Commission, totaled
1895, with awards aggresating ST. :
473.759 as compared with 1878
closed cases during the previous year,
with an aggregate OF awards of ST.
46o.S93, according to tabulations
complied by Frank E. Hoffman, sta
tistician. The report, MI. Hoffman
said. covers only those cases for
which compensation payment was
completed during the year regardless
OF the date OF injury and should not
be understood to mean cases of ac-
cidents occurring within the year.
The gross wage loss for temporary
disabilities the report shows, for the
year was $1.575, ,446 and the net wage
loss after subtracting the compensa-
tion paid for these injuries was S987,-
$50. which makes 62.S per cent as the
| burden carried by the workmen, while
pensation. The total number of days
lost due9to the number Of accidents,
the report further shows, was l.
937 1888, or an average loss per in
jury case in all classes of disability of
35.7 days. In 1920 the total loss of
working days was 2.564,426 or an
average Of 1854 Calendar days.
Mining Most Disabilities
In classifying the injuries under
, the various industries of the state,
| mining is credited with the largest
number of disabilities, this industry
reporting 3,14S injuries for the years
just ended: machinery is next with l.
878: injuries caused by falls during
the course of employment is third
with 1,726 injuries reported; vehicles
| caused injury to 1,018 persons, and
hand tools, 1,005 accidents. Infection,
the report states. was present in 10
per cent of all cases and cost $10S,
24S in compensation. Nearly all of
these cases. which became infected
Mr.. Hoffman said, were slight in
juries which developed into serious
ones because Of the reported infec-
ton. Death, he said, resulted in
three cases, and permanent partical
stability In 102 cases.
There were five cases of permanent
total disability for which compensa-
tion amounting to $19,700 was paid,
or an average of $3,940 the case. For
the permanent partical injuries re-
sulting in loss, or loss Of use, of one
or more members and settled by pay
ment of specific indemnity as provided
~ SuC 6tdtC SCucuulS, SOLo,OS1 was PAID
IN 1,027 cases. In addition, the report
shows, there were 18 cases af perma-
nent partical disability resulting
in the most part from multiple in
juries. These cases were settled by
compensation equal to two thirds of
the difference between the wage, If
any, the injured man was able to
earn his disabled condition and his
normal wage. subject to the minimum
and maximum and limited to 800
weeks.
Number Cases, TabuIated
1t is still impossible to give a medi.
cal report anywhere near correct for
the total cases, Mr.. Hoffman said.
The reported total of $47S, S,66O.8 can
not be taken in relation to the total
number Of cases tabulated It is
composed of three factors, he said.
The contract medical amounting to
S219,6S4 for the year, was the total
reported by At employees and repre-
sents their total medical expenditure
Tor accidents occuringL during the
year, and covers 1888 cases of com
pensable injuries and 1878 non
compensate ones. Another factor. is
the sum of s54,017 reported paid by
case for nom compensate accidents.
and is practically all for current cases
during the year ending June 80, last.