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Show The Wester. Mineral Survey, Sait Lake City, Utah May 2, 1947 . Safety and Health In the Zinc Industry (Continued From Page 1) would not have been done, eventually, under normal operating practice. The responsibility for correction and follow-throuevolved upon the shoulders of operating management. The only beneficial result of it all was that it created an emergency which required urgent and forthright action. Example Cited The recent coal mine disaster at Centralia, Illinois, is an example. There is no question, in my mind, that the management of that operation is fully cognizant of its social responsibilities and is deeply sympathetic insofar as the plight of the widows and children of their deceased employes is concerned. Forgetting entirely, however, the humanitarian aspects of the disaster, it is monstrous to contemplate this management as. "deliberate to dispose of their men, would deliberately resort to destroying their own property. Looking objectively at this disaster, as a practical safety man, I can appreciate the problem posed by existing mine condi lions to management, the inspection agencies, and the employes. A replica of that disaster could have happened in many places and I am sure that many an operator, whose mine has been judged free from hazard, thanked God that the disaster had not occurred at his opera-'tio- n. gh . kill-ersw- Public Reaction The repercussions of an aroused and indignant public, however, will be felt by all coal op- -" erators regardless of past practice, good or bad. Operators will immediately do things which might have been awaiting a more propitious and advantageous moment. . The current wave of public indignation directed against coal mines in general can change overnight and become directed at this industry. The mining industry, other than coal, has a national' severity rate exceeded only by coal mining. The cumulative, annual, accident toll of our industry ' indicates that we kill just as surely as the swift, dramatic, tragedies of the coal industry. This branch of the mineral Industry can protect itself from a generalized attack upon mining only through a concerted effort to develop effective, industry-wide, health and safety programs coupled with accurate and complete information which can readily be made available to the public. It is useless to "hide our head in the sand and assert that our hands are clean when available fact is against us. Costs Necessary Unfortunately for the entire mining industry, too many representatives of management .are of the opinion that effective safety and health programs involve tremendous capital outlays. They are firmly convinced that such programs are luxuries that only the large operators can afford. It is my frank opinion, as well as that of many other informed observers, that no longer can such programs be classed as luxuries. but rather as definite operating necessities. This opinion Is the result of having observed . side-track- ed . . ho, . . - SUBSCRIBE NOW d MIbm and Oil Fields. recognize . -- . - Pauline Garcia and Jessie Urias enact dud of fire to test new flame proof plastic discovered by United States Rubber Company chemists. Weapons are blow torches throwing 2700 degree Fahrenheit flame. In previous test material resisted 3500 degree flame thrown by acetylene torches, which cut steel plates with knife-lik- e ease. grams- have frequency rates below or 15.0. the approximating Therefore, remarks apply to smelting operations, for many of those with promarket The question which naturally arlaea In grams have frequency rates below or .15.0. the Therefore, your mind la. What la the magnitude approximating know-ho- w exists within the Industry of the problem In the sine Indus try? If will be to a used it make the only posltlre advantage It Is lmposalble to atatement with reapect to this matter; of all concerned. an to make apla necessary rather, it Probably the greatest single contribution-made to the health and safety of proximation which la believed to be reason ahly accurate in so far as compariworkmen within a mining district was sons are concerned. It Is Incumbent upon the program sustained by the operators te me to state that I do not feel that of the Zinc and Lead Ore the problem Is one which cannot be over- Producers Association. The results come following Intelligent and sincere achieved by cooperating organisations are evidence managerial study. positive that through sincere, Primary nine smelters, refineries, re- cooperative endeavor, accident and health duction plants, and auxiliary works have conditions can be materially Improved. It Is unfortunate that other shown a declining frequency rate of aclarge and win cident during the past few years. The operators,. within other districts, indito pool their resources to obtain neglect last reliably reported year, 1044, cated that the rata had fallen to 32.3 protMtlon, for the data developed by lost time accidents per million man O Producers Association have stood hours worked. This rate, however. Is 20 the District in good stead on numerous per cent above the national average rate occasions when It has been under at- established for similar operations tACKi throughout the balance of the metal Ind healVI ty hazards of the dustry and exceeds that of any other i mines of the United States are of the Industry. Reports no different, in the mata. single segment from th to the Rational Safety Council show some . In other This Is ed smelting operations with frequency rates existing by the fact mines. that available statls-tie- al as high as 66.0. .This sort of record data Indicate the same that mathefrom organisations with an interest in matical relationships exist as to causes. accident prevention, evidenced by memThe ree-o- id outstanding and health safety bership In the Council. Is hard to Jusor iron mining has long been contify. sidered primarily due to Its close tie-i- n with the steel Industry-which Rate Declines pioneered the safety movement. It Is suspected that It Is virtually Impossible to break down the move In this distatistical data on sine mining, due to rection due made their early recognition of the complex ores of the WesW It Is an Indignanttopublic reaction to the hazthat the information avail- ards of the mills. felt, however, able on lead-sin- e mines Is reasonably Need Ceeperatien Indicative of the trend. The frequency As Implied earlier, ' this Is not of non-fat- al Injuries was appreciably purely higher In 1944 and was at a rate of 80.0 problem.Management is, 60.7 1943 in with 46.3 in and "hog-tlemany compared eases, d by an uncoopIn '1942. These rates, too, are higher erative labor attitude. Labor, too, must than those of any other segment of the accept Its responsibility and aggressively metal mining Industry. In all sine operdemand of lti membership conformance ations, however, it is reasonable tq ex- to safety and health standards. In alpect, within the near future, a declin- together too many instances, of lata, na on the.part of labor leaders have ing tendency as more experience is gained by workmen and better skills are avail- resulted In obstacles to well Intentloned able. programs In order to create Issues for the In so far as health records are con- continuation of the principle of class hatred. cerned, they are virtually Impossible to obtain. Inquiry concerning the status of According to a recent editorial In the the sine industry from reliable and au- Los Angeles Times, Thomas T. Reed, forthoritative sources employed specifically mer chief of the Safety Branch of the to study Industry health problems indi- U. 8. Bureau of Mines, Is authority for the statement that It was futile to appeal cates that, in the aggregate, the sine iny, dustry occupies relatively . the same po- to the UMW as an organisation In or in persuading miners sition, Indicated above, with respect to the balance of the Industry, L e., slightly to withdraw their notorious opposition to higher. Probably the basic reason for safety practices. Secretary of the Inthis is the fact that the lead -- sine mines terior J. A. Krug told the Senate Public are, normally, smaller operations which Land Subcommittee that the record of have persisted in slighting the economic the UMW on safety Is one of .almost unbroken neglect. Dan possibilities of health and accident proHarrington, ) resent chief of the health and safety grams. has iranch, pointed out the declining number Made of workmen Progress receiving first aid One should not gather, from my re- training and has attributed It to an labor attitude. uncooperative Note, too, marks, that aU lead-simining operthat one of the safety code violations ations are and that no in the Centralia was disaster matches progress has been evidenced. On the con- In possession of employes undeground. out that a selected group These I trary, point are not isolated incidents, for there of lead-sin- e operations conducting good are others, but they are an Indicasafety programs show a frequency rate tion many that labor leadership Is not serving of 9.31 I particularly call your attenbest the interests of the rank and file tion. to the record of the Parmenter by not Insisting upon safe pracMine of the Xagle-Plch- er Mining and tices. On April 3rd a Houseemploye Labor Subwhlcn Smelting worxed committee held a Company, L. hearing at John Lewthroughout the war without a lost time is to receive his testimony on injury. . Unquestionably, there are nu- coalrequest, mine safety. Representative Karsten merous other examples which have not of Wisconsin asked Lewis If the safety been brought to my attention. Tne same code should not for remarks apply to smelting operations, for failure to enforce Include penalties safety. Lewis replied many of those w'th well planned pro- - that this was a matter for the Judgment well-plann- ed Tri-Sta- iu.r J?!. - ae-tlo- pro-afet- . - Complete summary el slocks trad-lum die Salt lake Stock , Western Unlisted Quotations. . $2.50 WESTERN MINERAL SURVEY Sacramento, Cal. The Natomas Co. reports that normal, achieved during 1946. The five operations were substantially dredges operating at the beginning of the year were increased to six in the latter part of January. By July, dredge No. 8, which had been stripped of. parts during the 'war years to keep the two operating dredges supplied, had been reequipped and has since been in operation, making a total of seven years in the Folsom field. The'company operates a great gold dredge at Fairplay, Colo. The.1 yardage handled more than doubled over 1945. The seven dredges covered 274 acres during the year. This total included 222 acres of company, 12 acres of tailings, and 40 acres of leased lands. The gross recovery was 71,185 fine, ounces of gold from 22,013,678 cubie yards of material. The Greenan Placers in Nevada commenced operations ' on Nov. 21, 1946, and recoveries between that date and Dec. 31 Amounted to $4988.94. The activity covered by this report shows a loss of $904.85. However, much of the yardage handled during this limited period was largely barren ground consisting of overburden which it was necessary to move to reach pay gravel. At the end of the year the books of Natomas Co. showed it owned outright 3093 acres of land suitable for. dredging and controlled 517 additional acres under lease. These figures include .250 acres of the Greenan Placers considered dredgeable. ' Prospecting was carried on during the year .and several properties were investigated. These, activities, however, did not .result in any additions to the companys holdings or acquisition ' of additional mining rights. . ne and Detailed Information a curront activity dollar-and-cen- ultra-hazardo- Keep Posted on Mining and Oil Developments Mabb closely the. rapidly increasing operating costs of all portions of the industry which have necests sitated savings wherever possible. This has been coupled with the recognition o the increasing importance, eco nomically, of fringe IssuesY in collective bargaining agreements. The economic aspects of health, safety and welfare programs jn these issues are well recognized Inby affected management. formed operators, too, now the fact that a poor health and accident rate is diametrically opposed to inducing labor to accept occupational livelihood Within an affected plant. All in all, it is a reasonably safe assumption that the unit saving is the same in the large and small plant. Fart of Operation In my opinion, it can be stat ed unequivocally that the most successful programs existing within the mineral industry have resulted from accepting the problems created by accidents and health as a part of operation. No committees or engineers serve these organizations; but the problem is taken in managements stride, being considered an integral part of the overall operating and production plan. To be successful, however, it cannot be slighted when it appears expedient to neglect compliance with company standards. As pointed out before, those who have recognized these facts have found not only another source of income, but have found themselves occupying favored positions in the available labor Natomas Co. Operations Reach Normal g HIDE TIMBERS 3x12 Pianks 1x4 to 2x12 S4S Fir Flooring and Siding Douglas Fir 19 Moisture Content WRITE BOX G WESTERN MINERAL SURVEY Callahan Zinc Lead Plans Work Wash. Callahar Zinc Lead Co., held its annua . - , meeting at Tucson, Arizona. Th 1946 profit of $186,104 has all been placed in a speStocks cial contingency fund .for pos- Scrap sible use in getting into producInventories' of isi,368 tons of tion some of the firms project; nonferrous metals held by scattered all the .way from Mis- dealers on scrap 28,. 1947, Februaiy souri to Alaska. were, the lowest since' August, Northwest interest lies chieflj 1944, when 128,241 tons were rein plans for reopening of - thi ported in stock and were 28,-286 Galena property Just west o: tons, lower than February, Wallace, Idaho, which the com1946, stocks, according to the pany took-ove.nearly 25 yeari Bureau of Mines, United. States ago. after its original Interstate Department of the Interior. The mine, also in the Coeur dAlenei decrease of 8162 tons from Janhad ceased production. uary inventories was caused by The report also shows thai reductions in the stocks of cop during the year Callahan main- per, lead and tin,-an- d zinc scrap, tained activity with its Mt as increases were registered in Hope operation in Nevada; sub- aluminum and nickel scrap inleased the Deadwood property ir ventories. Idaho and continued operatior of the Akron property in ColoId better warn you, my husrado. The company also re- band will be home in less than ceived a royalty return from the an hour. Jasper mine in Missouri. .Operuvumjg ating receipts for the year from shouldnt do. all sources totaled $1,188,815, inWell, I just wanted to warn cluding $704,136 in- premiums. you that if youre going to youd bctteif hurry up. Operating costs and other deductions brought the years net profit to $186,104, of which $185,000 was set aside. as an addition to reserves for contingencies. The Western Mineral Survey is qualified as. a Newspaper to of Congress but that. In .his opinio criminal provisions In the code wou Legal Notices, Having Sublish bring resistance from the Industry ai in the Third Diswould not necessarily Increase safe! trict Court of Salt Lake County. Lewis was undoubtedly wary of crimln vir-tuall- y Metal . . r, . - Legal Notices provisions that would also apply to own members. Intelligent and since labor leadership may recognize, eventui the ly, fallacy of this position and th make a lasting and real contribution the labor movement Legislation The Industry must recognise, toe, tl fallacy of Its position-lthis world with respect to its attitudechangii in tl of health and safety leglslatlo Patter should Insist upon, and assist in draf It Ifig. equitable laws to compensate fal for disease or Injury, it must n ly leave cripplles and physical wrecks as eon wh04e dal Presence ESS1... builds in will and resentment toward 01 industry In general. We should Insist upon and require thi those charged with the enforcement such legislation - be competent to dl charge their responsibilities to the publi Altogether too often, political with no other qualification, butappointee supporU or another, have supersedi I op groupwn Informed, , and able li dlvlduals. Such public servants are m able to assist labor or management I arriving at the equitable and fair soli thm of problems of mutual concern. ..All of these things can happen hen the Indignant public; the bewildered en ploye; the vicious slander; and the soli tlon of the problem. The last mentions really presents the but the pal tern has already beenpuszle, laid within the is dustry. The sincere and earnest effort of management to get and keep Its houi in order through following the blue prli can only result In the sine Industry occi pylng a more favorable position whe viewed critically with comparable open UOAIi must Management ZIi manage I through their failure to solve this pro! 1 muzt abdicate another poi S Uon of their sphere to another mallgnai regulatory body engendered by publi ihacUon to the Pharisaical diatribe demofoguea and buffoon Probate & Guardianship Notices a For Further Information Consult the Clerk of the District Court or Respective Signers. ntate NOTICZ ' TO CXEDITOKS 1 of Daniel sonte-tiat- es riliciM, known as Dsn B. Finnegan. Deceased. Creditors win present claims with Toucher to .the undersigned at 409 Boston Building, Salt Lake City, Utah, on or before the 14th day of June, A. D. . , 1947e SRANK DAHJR, administrator of tho estate of DANIEL K. FINNS-PAsometimes known as DAN I. FINNED AN. ' Deceased. Date of first publication, April 11, Rsy S.MMeCarty, Attorney. N, state of Annlo Vaneo Kelso, also known M Annie Kelso, Deceased. . . Creditors will present claims with vouchers to tho undersigned at 836 Talc Ararat, Balt Lake city 4, Utah, on or before the 25th day of Juno, A. D. 1947. THOMAS W. MUIR, as Xxecutor of the Last Will ana Testament of ANNIE VANCK KZLBO. also known ANNIE KELSO, Deceased. Data of first publication April 18. A. D. 1947. Cardan Bart Afflaek and Fsal E. Eeiasssa, Attorneys lor the Executor. |