, 1922-06-13

: per with W. w Gndroy. deputy com
missioner. to continue their activities
in a state wide survey OF tho laws
workings The visit is In the nature
OF an educational campaign and since
Casper is the center of the states In
duStrial activities their visit here
holds unusual significance.
Various amendments were made to
the workmen's compensation act OF
wyoming. the scale OF benefits being
considerably raised by the 1921 lesis-
iature," said the commissioner. Ger.
eral teaming. iumtAr yards. paint
and parting operations and h oc-
eupations OF policemen and fireanen
were added 10 the list OF extra-hazard-
Gus occupations. The clause shall
only apply to the employers by whom
three or more Is stricken out: hence
the law now applies 70 those employ
ers employing n or more men at any
OF the extra hazardous occupations list
ed therein.
I'm an eases Of total disability and
po-.nanent partial disability. tho ex-
ponse OF medical attention and OF a +
II. hospital of the injured workman
shall Re paid from date OK injury, not
TO exceed. however, two hundred dol
lars in any case. Unless under general
rangemen tire workman Is entitled
tn medical attention and care in hos
fatal. Where death results from an
in .uy the pen of burial shail be
nasd not to exceed one hundred dol
'ars in anv case. unless othn- arranEc
nien.s exist between employer and en-
ploye under agreement.
The law further provides for EN-
pioye's statement OF dependent per
sons. These statements must be exc
cuted by each employc n retained
in the flies of the employee 70 that he
may have a check on the claims made
- the injured employe and prevent
compensation being paid to false de
perdents.
'Fmployers' reports ofaccident mus
explain the employees report of acci'
dent. Employers should protect them
selves by fTling a report OF every in
Jury sustained by employees, no mat
ter how serious. The law e not
expiain the employees report OF acci
dent. which must be fled at tn, same
time as that of the employer. If bon
are not on file the employe -annoi
receive compensation. En- ployers
should take the time and trouble to cox
plain to their employees the provisions
Of the act. They win not only hA do
ing the department a service. but, J
believe, will increase the efficiency OF
their workmen.
'-workmen's compensation is mag
r3ficeut; we can't do without n. New
erthelcss, where we censprevent an &c
cident It is of infinitely more impor
tance to the man who has been saved
an accident than any amount OF com
renSation that might be given hin
nfter it has happened; and what W,
are bending our every effort to do in
Wyoming is to prevent accidents a,
far as possible. and we want to co
operate with every agency in the stat
doing the anne Every employee
wants to do same thing, and con
sequently he wants to work with VI
provided we are working along prac
teal lines.
THE Wyoming p-orkmsn's compen
sation law became operative April !
1915, and We are confident hat GU
sfate is to be congratulated upon he
choire of the exclusive state INSURANCE
plan. a
The administration CT the work
mems compensation act is in the stat
treasurer's department, and too mucl
credit cannot be given for the compt
tent manner in which the d~epartncn
has developed and s~ystematized thi
work"