Salt Lake Telegram | 1910-02-18 | Page 11 | Railway Safety Appliances Have Greatly Reduced Accidents Incurred in Coupling

RAILWAY SAfETY GREATlY REDUCED rams ACCIDENTS INCURRED M IN COUPLING P WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Fob Feb 18 The The interstate inter inter- state tate state commerce commission today Issued is is- sued figures relating to railroad accident accidents accidents acci acci- dents dent due to coupling n and anti uncoupling of cars as showing beneficial results from the operation of the thc safety appliance appliance ance alice law The figures show that in 1893 1803 the then he n number of men employed in coupling and uncoupling n cars in the United States was was was' for each man killed in inthe inthe inthe the service while in 1908 1905 the number employed for each man killed was an an increase in safety amounting to per cent g r The number employed for each one injured in the coupling of cars in 1893 was thirteen while in 1908 1905 the number tho-number number was two sixty-two an increase in the factor of safety so far as injuries are concerned concerned concerned con con- I of per er cent The number killed for each 1000 employed employed em em- in in 1893 was three and but one III in 1908 showing ving a decrease in rn the theof hazard of railroad employment amounting amounting amounting amount amount- I ing to per cent The Tho number injured injured in in- I for each 1000 employed in the service in in 1893 was seventy seven in inOS Pus OS it was sixteen a decrease ase in in this hazard amounting to per cent i The department has issued tables on Oil railroad accidents from all aU causes ta and andin andin andin I in this report shows that while deaths and injuries to trainmen in all acci acci- lents other than coup cour increased the deaths and injuries to trainmen from coupling couplin accidents have progressively decreased