. Bulletin. pment necessary to properlytate care of the injuries to be expected in and about the coal mines. NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF INJURIES RECEIVED BY MEN EMPLOYED IN ANDABOUT COAL MINES, BY PARTS INJURED. [See also fig. 7.] Number. Percentage. Head 427 Face 290 Shoulders 330 Arms 544 Hands 948 Body 1,190 Hip and pehds 281 Legs 1,987 Feet 722 Total 6,719 With the enactment of compensation laws in the various States,it is hoped that in the near future there will bo more complete dataavailable to afford a basis for a detailed study of n
. Bulletin. pment necessary to properlytate care of the injuries to be expected in and about the coal mines. NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF INJURIES RECEIVED BY MEN EMPLOYED IN ANDABOUT COAL MINES, BY PARTS INJURED. [See also fig. 7.] Number. Percentage. Head 427 Face 290 Shoulders 330 Arms 544 Hands 948 Body 1,190 Hip and pehds 281 Legs 1,987 Feet 722 Total 6,719 With the enactment of compensation laws in the various States,it is hoped that in the near future there will bo more complete dataavailable to afford a basis for a detailed study of nonfatal injuries. 98 FATALITIES IN THE UNITED STATES, 1870-1914. However, sufficient data concerning fatal injuries have been collectedand tabulated herein to form a basis for an intensive study of thevarious accidents by causes. Any safety device, rule, regulation,law, or instruction to miners that will reduce fatal accidents willalso reduce the nonfatal accidents. Tlio difference between the two. Figure 7.—Analysis of nonfatal injuries showing part of body injured and percentage for each location. (Based on Table 66.) classes of accidents is only one of degree or severity. The causestill remains the same: fall of rock, mine car, or explosive. If afalling rock strikes a man on the head or body it may kill him, butif it strikes only his foot or hand, seriously injuring him, the cause,faU of rock, is the same. By removing the cause of fatal accidents,the number of nonfatal accidents will be greatly reduced. COAL-MINE FATALITIES IN THE UNITED STATES, I870-11M4. 99 32 O l^ox •9nj[OSB3 JO ijo ;o saoisoidxa •sjoafqo ^suibSb jo ojnj Sunnm^i sje^mids puB sjiB^j •SJBD ptjojnB^i ■jequnx •(sinBJ)s) SmijTI •sodid UIB91S puB sjeijog •sdiJis JO saSBj •soiQBo puB sado^i •XjernqoBpi •-i •s?)09fqo 3uiX[j •(q puBV OBm joqio) sjoefqo Suthbj •snosjad jo s^b j paiBjogns
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