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Show Sego Mine Reinspected Reinspecteci RelnspectedShows , Shows Improvements ImprovementsIn ImprovementsIii In Iii six months between government government gov ernment examinations exammatIons of the theChesterfIeld theChesterfield th < ChesterfIeld . . Co31 Coal . v A obi x.L xL cj.Li cjLi ucu cujuuany company s ; 140 ton a day Sego No 1 mint nune muie nuneat muieat at Sego in m Grand county anum anumber a num number number ! ber of improvements were ef effected effected effected I fected Federal Inspector A J 3 JKopp 3Kopp JKopp . I Kopp reported to the Bureau of ofMmes ofMines oj ' Mines Mmes following followmg a routine re remspectIon reinspection mspectIon inspection of the property ir m in m1ay inMay ' \ : May \1ay 1ay A detailed detalled remspectIon reinspection reinspectionreport remspectiorreport remspectIonIreport report issued this week by thebureau thebureau the ; Ireport , bureau enumerates recent bet betterments bet1terments betterments I 1terments ( terments and at the same tIme tImeI tImesuggests timesuggests timeisuggests I I suggests some additional safe : ' ! ' guaras lor xor lIIe iixe ' ana and ia property _ . . I , propertyAmong Among beneficial changes re reported re'ported reported ported 'ported ' by Kopp were the use of ofinsulated oiinsulated Imsulated ofImsulated ofI I insulated containers contamers for trans transportmg transporting transporting portmg porting explosives e\.ploslves e.ploslves e .ploslves ploslves ' \ . locking lockmg of ofunderground ounderground lunderground oflunderground ( underground storage boxes for forblastmg forblasting foblasting blastmg blasting supplies when unattend unattended unattended unattended ed preparation of primers pnmers at or ornear ornear o : near faces immediately before beforeblasts beforeblasts befonblasts blasts are fired winding wmdmg 'winding ' of ca cables cables cables bles after each blast good rock rockdustmg rockdustmg rockdusting , dustmg of haulageways and andworking ancworking workmg working places and u use e of water waterto waterto watcito to allay coal dust at conveyo conveyor conveyordischarge ; Idlscharge conveyorIdlscharge discharge points pomts where adequate adequateclearance adequateclearance adequaticlearance clearance now is provided use use'of useof us usof < -of of - 'of of permissible haulage lIghts lIghtssafe lightssafe lightssafe safe installation mstallatIon of underground undergroundtrolley undergroundtrolley undergrounctrolley trolley wires and other power powercIrcuits powercircuits powelcircuits cIrcuits suitable sultable guards for ex exposed exposed exposed posed mechanical mechamcal eqUlpment equipment eqUlpmentmore equipmentmore equipmentmore more underground fire pro protec protection protection tee teehon hon tion maintenance mamtenance of accIdent accIdentrecords accidentrecords accidenrecords records and an up to date mme mine mmemap minemap mmmap ( map and training trammg of employee employees employeesm employeesin ; in m first aid methodsImprovements methodsImprovements methods methodsImprovements Improvements effected smce since smcethe sincethe sincethe the November 1945 mspeIChon inspection mspeIChonwere inspectionwere inspectionwere were attributed attnbuted to company m in mIhatIve initiative initiative IhatIve itiative cooperation cooperahon of the 25 25mmers 25miners 25miners mmers miners compliance comphance ' with 'WIth orders ordersof ordersof ordersof of state inspectors and adoptionof adophonof adophon adoption of bureau recommendations recommendationsTo To improve ventilation of the themme themine themine mme mine Inspector Kopp urged urgedthat urgedthat urgedthat that the work 'work ' of installing mstallmg a new newmam newmain newmain mam main ventilating ventllatmg fan be expedlt expedit expedlted expedited expedited ed and stoppings stoppmgs be advanced advancedpromptly advancedpromptly advancedpromptly promptly and other alr air-coursing air coursing aircoursingdevices air-coursingdevices air coursingdevices - - coursmg coursmgdevIces devIces be employed Although Althoughthe Althoughthe Althoughthe the mine mme is rated as nongassy nongassygas nongassygas nongassygas gas detection detechon measures have havebeen havebeen havebeen been instituted mshtuted the safety report reportstated reportstated reportstated reportstatedOther stated statedOther Other recommendations called ca1led calledfor ca1ledfor calledfor for the use of safety posts m in mIworkmg inworking inworking Iworkmg working places safer recovery of oftImbers oftimbers oftimbers tImbers adoption of the Vlbra vibra Vlbrahon vibration vibration hon tion method of roof testing testmg wIth wIth'approved withapproved withapproved 'approved approved approved testing testmg bars deener deenerIgIZmg deenergizing deenergizing gizing of electrical equIpment equIpmentdurmg equipmentduring equipmentduring IgIZmg durmg during blasting blastmg added clearance clearancein In the slope haulageway frame framegrounds framegrounds framegrounds grounds for the remaining remammg un unprotected unprotected unprotected protected electrical electnc31 equIpment equIpmentreplacement equipmentreplacement equipmentreplacement replacement of the fan belt beltguards beltguards beltguards guards provision for a pos hve tive hvecheck tivecheck tivecheck check in m and out system and andformation andformation formatIon of an active safety or orgamzahon organization orgamzation gamzahon ganization ' with 'with meetings meetmgs at least leastonce leastonce once monthly monthl ) |