Show a safety measures reduce fear of mine disasters washington the awful tear feat of being crushed and burled buried aline alho or blown to death with which coal mines have bate constantly threatened threater fed their workers Is being alleviated by rap rapidly idly empron imp ing safety reco records ds there were sas fatalities for the first teran months ot of 1931 as compared 1159 for the corresponding period of the preceding year a reduction of per cent the production of coal however was reduced per cent accounting for a part P art of the safety record gains there was nas a decrease in ili the death J rate under every one of tho the five main causes of accidents in coal mining scott turner tumor director of the united states bureau or of mines reported report ed na namely ili belr falls of root roof or coal haulage gas or dust explosives and electricity there were only four major explosion disasters with a 1 I death toll of 40 46 in 1931 period as against seven reporting 88 deaths in 1910 1930 turner likewise pointed to the absence of a catastrophe since january 28 the longest period of immunity in bituminous coal nil mines nes lil in 0 CO 00 or more years |