The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-22

Bureau of Mines safety
First Car" Here

The United states bureau Of mines
Rescue car No. A." which has been
aolerated by that department to
,nake q tour OF the oil fields IN the
,ntcre.tu OF safey first and iuttruc-
ions 10 oil workers In first aid work,
4. now located at the Frisco station
a. West tulsa, and has been the
enter OF Interest TO the larger oil
companies whose representatives
nave been looking over the car apd
receiving instructions and demon-
s,ratlous from the experts In charge.
LB Hynal. with headquarters I'm
? tushurg, Kan. Is in charge of the
tr. Joseph Benedict is head OF the
frst aid work and W. w. Fleming
of McAiester who has charge of the
NrAlcster nine rescue station, is
assisting Messrs. Hyual and Bene-
dict In their work here.
While these safety first" cars are
In much use in mining districts. this
ls the first time that one has visited
the oil fields for various reasons,
and that the first aid and lite-savug
training and equipment is badly
needed IN tho oil fields is evidenced
nv the interest taken by visitors
from the Texas company, the Cosden
oil q Gas Co, the Producers q Re-
flncrs Corp, the Constantin Refining
company and several OF the smaller
oil companies. 4 short course in
first aid, safety first and welfare
work will be given during the next
few weeks by tho bureau OF mines
representatives., in connection with
Cosden & co. and other refineries.
Cosden a. Co. has selected a large
ta.
throwing it open TO many others
among the workers in the big re-
fnery. It Is doubtless fact that
Cosden q Co. has the best safety
first and first aid system OF any
plant IN tho country and II Is we'll
patronlzed by tho employees. There
were q cases OF first aid yesterday,
with So cases requiring redressing.
This out OF a total OF 1900 to 1000
employees is not large when II is
taken into consideration that the
men are taught to come to the first
aid station for each and every small
injury or bruise.
In case OF fire, where men are
burned, a preparation having par
sffin base Is applied, sometimes with
asprayer. This keeps the air away
from the burns and relieves the in
tense pain. 1t is said to be far
superior 20 the old-fashioned
method Of applying flour and water
rolled out In pie-crust shape, which
has been used for many years
amonS the oil men.
one OF the hardest things the
first aid department has TO do is TO
teach tho men to come TO the first
aid department when they receive
eren a small scratch on the finger.
Being men who are conscientious
and endeavoring to 40 a maximum
amount Of work In eight hours, they
feel that II Is almost Ike robblng
tee company 10 take the time re-
qtlred In getting it dressed In a
sterile bandage.
Several of the men who have been
severely injured and have had time
10 visit the first aid frequently, and
see the effect of the small wound
when not properly treated, have be-
come the greatst boosters for the
department. Of any OF the men in the
employ OF the company. The fact
ihat employees bring their wives and
children to tho first aid for treat
ment Is an evidence of their con-
ildence in the department,
r. O. Won Thurn. who is at the
head of the personnel department
Of the Cosden oil & Gas Co. having
under his jurisdiction all first aid.
employment, welfare, education,
safety first and recreational work In
ihdt great organization, spoke IN the
most commendatory terms of the
bureau of mines rescue car, yester-
day and Is very anxious that many
OF the Cosden employees qualify in
lels work. University OF Tulsa is
sko organizing a class to take the
lHst aid training. Doctor Gordon,
president of the University of Tulsa.
eo'operated with the bureau OF
mines when he was president OF the
Aaa normal. and feels that the first
"a work done ny the bureau OF
nnI,, mines Is OF the most excellent
Employees who arc sick or so
severely injured they canot come to
me Cosden plant are never out of
WqGh with the welfare department" "
seln Mr.. Won Thurn. "Mrs. Kerst,
: commonly known-as Mother Kerst,
sSis at the homes OF those who are
vk ce injured to make sure that
lheir wants are supplied and that
~ arc given every assistance 10
"a n their recovery, Recently one
lnc boys who was seriously in
wanted 10 see her. the one to whom
AZ entrusted the message failed to
vvsHVer II 90 Mother kerst. It was
mo GAYS before she knew that he
bos calling for her. with tears In
I eyes she said: why didn't
,,II,ne3ody tell me? The boys know
SSuaI l VIII 10 any time of night or
qTay and when they fail TO tell me,
Zee! ZEE! so hurt that / Just have 10
tss Incidentally. sihat boy Is get
nus old job.
l"e man who works in the de-
na.t'nent with ker is Daddy Garrett