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Scholars'MineScholars'MineBachelorsThesesStudentThesesandDissertations1924AccidentpreventionincementplantsAccidentpreventionincementplantsEdwardReesAbbottFollowthisandadditionalworksat:https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/bachelors_thesesPartoftheMiningEngineeringCommonsDepartment:MiningandNuclearEngineeringDepartment:MiningandNuclearEngineeringRecommendedCitationRecommendedCitationAbbott,EdwardRees,"Accidentpreventionincementplants"(1924).BachelorsTheses.86.https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/bachelors_theses/86ThisThesis-OpenAccessisbroughttoyouforfreeandopenaccessbyScholars'Mine.IthasbeenacceptedforinclusioninBachelorsThesesbyanauthorizedadministratorofScholars'Mine.ThisworkisprotectedbyU.S.CopyrightLaw.Unauthorizeduseincludingreproductionforredistributionrequiresthepermissionofthecopyrightholder.Formoreinformation,pleasecontactscholarsmine@mst.edu.ACCIDENTPREVENTIONINCEMENTPLANTS.BYEDWARDREESABBOTTATHESISsubmittedtothefaCUltyoftheSCHOOLOFMINESANDMETALLURGYOFTHEUNIVERSITYOFMISSOURIINpartialfUlfillmentoftheworkrequiredfortheDegreeotBACHELOROJSCIENCEINMINEENGINEERINGRolla,Mo.1924.Approvedbl~ProteesorotMiningt•Atteracomprehensivestudyofindustrialaccidentsin1908,thenepartmentofCommerceandLaborestimatedthattherearefrom'0,000to35,000fatalandnotlessthan2,000,000nonfatalaccidentsintheUnitedStateseveryyear.InMassachuchetsduringtheyearendingJune'0,1913therewerereportedtotheIndustrialAccidentPreventionBoard90,168acc1dents474otwhichwerefatal.These90,000accidentscaused1,156,787dayslosttime;this1sequivalentto3855personsbeingconstantlydisabled.Thecosttoemployeesthroughlossinwagesalone,wast2,965,225orabout$10,000toreachworkingdayoftheyear.Thecosttoemployer~incompensationpremiumsalonewasapproximately14,000,000.Addtotheseitemsincidentalaccidentexpensesduetolossofproduct,disorganizationofworkingfor-ces,costofmaintaininghospitalSandothercharitableinstitutionsforinjuredworkmen,thecareotdependentfamilieswhosewageearnersareincapaCitatedbyacc1d8ntsandthetota1fortheUnitedstatesmaywellrunintothehundredsotmillionsofdollarsperannum.(FromIndustrialAccidentPreventionbyD.S.Beyer.)NoprovisionhadbeenmadeintheUnitedState.~orcompensatinginjuredworkmenuntil1910.whenNewforkstatepassedaWorkmen'sCompensatiortLa....Germany1a1884&lldGreatBritianin1897haddraftedcompens.•'1onAc:,e.2.Howevertoday,allStatesintheUnionhaveenactedCompensationLaws.Theselawsdiffermater-iallyindifferentstates.InmostStatesinsuranceinauthorizedliabilitycompaniesispermitted.Insomestatesemployersarepermittedtocarrytheirowninsurance,whileinotheretheycarryaStatefundmanagedbY'theCompensationBoard.TheProvinceotOntario,Canadahasaver,ygoodWorkmen'sCompensationAct,which1Sveryfairtobothemployerandemployee.TheentiretundishandledbY'theWorkmen'sCompensationBoard.Eachemployeri8requiredtopayintothiStundacertainpercentageofhispayrolleachyear.A1I~­mentatoandsett~ementswiththeinjuredemployee,aremadedirectbytheboard.Theboard'sdecision1stinal,therebeingnoresorttothelawoourts.!heboardmaintainsit'sownmedicaldepartmentandinvestigateseveryaccidentthoroughly.Goodsafetyworkandare.....·duct10nintheaocidentsonthepartoftheemployer,isawardedbyareductionofthepaymentintothefund.Howevercompensationactsmaybecarriedonttheyhaveadecidedinfluenceinpromotingaccidentprevent.ioninthedifferentindustries.Other'intluenceshavealsohadtheirshareinthepromotion;thehumanitarianstaad-pointandtheg...