Show job injuries increase in postwar industry U S economy Is expanding under the pressure of postwar necessity jut but that almost frantic expansion is taking a high toll tell in deaths and injuries 0 of workers last year the bureau of labor statistics reports was the seventh in a row in which more than two million lion workers suffered disabling injuries on the job time lost during the year because of injuries amounted to 44 7 million man days the equivalent ot of a years full time employment for about persons giving even greiter greater pause was wa the fact that persons were killed in job accidents during 1947 bureau of labor statistics puts the blame to a large extent on rising employment another factor last year however were two major industrial disasters the texas city explosion and the centralia Cen mine disaster both of which took heavy tolls job injuries in an 1947 increased 1 per cent over 1940 job injury deaths jumped 3 per cent the years year toll tell included 1800 employees who will be totally disabled for the rest of their lives and another who will suffer some permanent impairment as long as they live increases in injuries and deaths occurred in construction mining and quarrying g pu public bile utilities it ties a and nd trade agriculture and railroading injuries were fewer than in 1948 1946 |