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Show Further Safeguards Are AreRecommended AreRecommended Recommended for MineAdditional Mine Mme MineAdditional Additional improvements to toIsuPPlement tosupplement tosupplement supplement re recent recent ent betterments bettermentshave bettermentshave bettermentshave IsuPPlement have been recommended by Fed Federal Federal Federa eral ! Inspector James WestfIeld WestfIeldfor Westfieldfor Westfieldfor [ for the Sego Nos 1 and 2 mmes mines mmesof minesof minesof of the Chesterfield Coal com corn company cornpany cornpany pany at Sego Grand county countyfollowmg countyfollowing countyfollowing followmg following his recent safety re reexammatlon reexamination reexamination exammatlon examination of the mines mmes the theBureau theBureau theBureau Bureau of Mines Mmes announced announcedMonday announcedMonday announcedMonday announcedMondayEmploying Monday MondayEmploymg MondayEmploying Employing Employmg 37 men and pro producmg producing producmg ducmg ducing 200 tons of coal dally daily dallythe dailythe dailythe the mines mmes had made numerous numerousbenefIcIal numerousbeneficial numerousbeneficial benefIcIal changes : ; since mce the thefust thefirst thefirst fust first government inspection mspectlon m in mIDecember inDecember inDecember IDecember December ( [ 1942 ' Westfield Westfleld saId saIdmcludlrg saidincludiitfg saidincluding mcludlrg includiitfg ! repairs to the tipple bppl ; to tosafeguard tosafeguard tosafeguard safeguard employees and ven yen ventllatmg yentilating ventilating tllatmg tilating fan installedWestfield mstalledWestfield installed mstalled installedWesttield Westtield Westfield said these better betterments betterments betterments ments were due to company In Initiatlve initiative initiative itiatlve itiative cooperation cooperabon of workers workersand workersand workersand and adoption of recommenda recommendatlons recommendations recommendations tlons tions made by state and federal federalmspectors federalinspectors federalinspectors federalinspectorsRecommendations mspectors inspectors mspectorsRecommendatIons inspectorsRecommendations Recommendations in m the re reinspection reinspection reInspection inspection report called for 1m im 1mprovements improvements improvcments provements in all major activIt activItles activities activities les ies Roof testing testmg transportationand transportatlOnand transportatlOn transportation and use of explosives venbla ventila venblabon ventilation ventilation bon tion control of coal dust haul haulage haulage haulage age electricityWestfield electrICItyWestfleld and use of electricity Westfield Westfleld noted the contmued continued contmuedadherence continuedadherence continuedadherence adherence to several safe practices pract practIces practices Ices such as use of permissi permlssl permrssi | permlsslble permrssible ble explosives exploslVes use of some rock rockdust rockdust rockdust | dust to lower lowel " ' the combustible combustiblecontent combustiblecontent combustiblecontent content of coal dust tests for gas gasin gasin , m in mines mmes rated non gassy a ban banon"open banon banon on"open onopen on " open flame lights llghts and under underground underground underground ground smoking smokmg and use of ofsafety ofsafety ofsafety safety meetings meetmgs for workers and andThe The inspector mspector proposed jomt joint jomtsafety jointsafety jointsafety safety meeting for workers and andoffIcIals andofficials andofficials andofficialsA offIcIals offIcIalsA A copy of the report is avaIl avaIlable available available able for inspection at the Bureau Bureauof Bureauof of Intenor Interror Mines Mmes Department of the In tenor terror Washington D C and andat andat andat at the thc Bureau of Mines district districtoffice office ! at Salt Lake City Clty dlstnctl ) ] |