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Show How Much Accidents Cost. Tho actual number of workmen kllfod and injured annually In tho Unit cd States la not known definitely. Tho best authorities, howovcr, hnve estimated esti-mated fatalities to tho number of 40,-000 40,-000 to 46,000 annually, and non-fatal accidents producing an annual loss of 200,000,000 working days. Estimating tho value to society of each mnn killed at $5,000, and $2 as an average dally wago of tho non-fntnlly Injured, tho economic annual lo.s sustained by tho nation amountB to approximately $C00,-000,000. $C00,-000,000. This Is tho amount which. In somo way or oilier, must, bo charged, to the production cost In tho various Industries whore tho accidents occurred, oc-curred, i |