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Show (safety Talks ) Mischievous Hands l AYBE he picked up the habit about the time he couldn't resist pulling the pig-tails of the girl who sat ahead of him in grammar gram-mar school. But even though they were more chivalrous in their school days, adult man (and woman) wom-an) has a lot of trouble keeping his hands and fingers out of mischief. mis-chief. The National Safety council reports re-ports that of all accidents suffered during 1937 by persons who were at work, 33 per cent were hand and finger cases. Legs and feet were injured in 24 per cent of the occupational accident cases. The human trunk was injured in 19 per cent, or the third largest, number of cases. Other parts of the body and the frequency with which they were injured: arms, 11 per cent; head (other than eyes), 6 per cent; eyes, 2. per cent. The council said general accidents accounted for 5 . per cent of the case.s. |