Show mine accidents increase during the year 1922 1920 0 fatal accidents in utah minos PS were materially increased tor for the year 1922 over what they were tor for the previous year vear although the num nuin her ot of men killed Is still consider ably less than it was a few years ago showing conclusively that mining Is gradually becoming less hazardous hazar doul statistics regarding fatalities havo hao been prepared by the mining inspect tion division of the state industrial commission it is stated that both metal and coal mine fatalities re fleeted the increase over the year 1921 this year up to december 1st there were 1 shifts worked in the metal mines and a total of but twenty fatalities tor for the first eleven months while list year with 1 shifts worked there were but ten fatalities in the coal mines a similar in crease ID ir ae e number of men killed in accidents ta Is shown from 3 67 ta fa tall tali ties per 1 tons of coal produced to 4 80 fatalities per 1 tons of coal mined this year up to date |