The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-03-06
TALKS MADE ON SAFETY
BY STATE Mine BUREAU
Reports on Activities In West
ern Maryland Section Given
Concerning Coal Mines

On the evening of February 7th, E
H. Gibbs, director of Compensation,
The Consolidation Coal Company
Fairmont, West Va, and Mr.. ]. A.
Shore, secy-treas., Hamill Coke and
Coke Company, Kitzmiller, Nd, gave
talks on compensation for mine acct
dents before the Mine Management
class at Barton, Md. The talks were
very we'll received and provoked con-
siderable discussion.
On the evening of February 14th
Mr.. John Hubner Rice, until recently
assistant attorney general of Mary
land, gave an address on Industrial
Accident Compensation as carried out
in Maryland mines. This address
concluded the three meetings on the
subject of Compensation for Mine Ac-
cidents, which had been discussed by
Instructor Hudson and the speakers
above named.
Mine Safety
A representative of the Bureau had
the privilege of attending the meet
ing of the Safety Club composed Of
employees of No. AZ mine of the Davis
Coal and Coke Company at Kempton,
Md, on the evening of February 25th
at which gathering there was total
attendance of SO. Superintendent j
R. Hubbs was in charge of the meet
ing with Motorman Carl Luzier acting
as secretary. Extemporaneous talks
were made by Mr.. S. B. Jeffries, as
sistant to the President and Mine In
spector Ross Johns, of West Virginia,
Reports were made by the safety Off
Gals in charge of West Virginia and
also by the safety officials in charge
of the various portions of the mine
workings and of the surface plants,
and new officers were elected for the
succeeding month.
Some penalties were imposed for vi
olation of the safety rules of the mine,
There was discussion of haulage &C.
cidents especially those dealing with
brakemen and motormen, particularly
the position of brakemen on loaded
trips.
The representative of the Bureau
was greatly interested to not that,
among other matters brought up,
when Superintendent Hubs made re-
quest for miscellaneous suggestions,
was an inquiry from one of the en-
ployes regarding sidewalks in the
town, which are said to be in need of
repair, Mr.. Jeffries said that these
would be given attention. This per-
haps indicates that there is some in
terest in the matter of safety by the
women of the town, although there
were none present at the meeting.
This Safety Club is not conducted
in exactly the same way as the Safe
ty Court of the Consolidation Coal
Company, but results seem to be
equally as good.
Up until the evening of February
18th, Mine No. AZ of the Davis Coal
and Coke Company had not had a re-
portable accident during the month
of February.
Get Together Meeting
A get together meeting was held at
Vindex, Garrett county, in the hall be-
longing to the Manor Coal Company,
on the evening of February 26. A mo-
ton picture consisting of four reels,
loaned by the U. S. Bureau of Mines,
entitled, "When a Mans a Miner"
was shown, and character sketches
and stories were given by Mr.. w. D.
McGinniss, of the Pittsburgh office
of the E. l. Du Pont deNemours Com
pany. Mr.. Frank Porter, represent
tative of the Du Pont Company at
Cumberland, also greeted the assem-
bly,, as did also Mr.. William Critchon,
Jr., superintendent of the Manor Coal
Company, Vindex. Light refreshments
were served at the conclusion of the
speaking.
In addition to those above mention
ed, Vocational Mining Instructor L. C.
Hutson, Chief Mine Engineer J. J.
Rutledge and District Mine Inspector
Clyde ]. Rowe, of the Maryland Blu
reau of Mines, were present.
The roads to the mine were practi-
cally impossible and it was necessary
for the party to go from Kitzmiller to
Vindex by way of the main entry in
the six-foot seam mine of the Hamill
Coal and Coke Company.
A serious accident occurred in the
No. Mine of the Manor Coal Com
pany at Vindex on February 9th re-
sulting in the death of one miner and
serious injury Of another. 1t was
necessary to transport the seriously
injured man over the rough road lead
ing fran the mine to the Kitzmiller-
Oakland highway where the ambu-
lance of the Memorial Hospital, Cum
berland, was in waiting.
The issue of whether or not an in
jured man survives depends largely
on the treatment received in the in
terval between the time he is taken
from the scene of the accident and
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