During the past five months there have been 444 industrial accidents reported to the Industrial Section of the S, M.C, as against -1,254 for the same period in 1937, The drop is partially explained by the war-time disorganization © of some of the reporting agencies, though the principal reason is the fact tha; the economic life of the Eastern and Northern industrial districts has not yet been fully restored, Of the 444 cases 25 have been fatal. Eighteen accidents involved women workers. Altogether 408 are known with sufficient accuracy as to causes, Ninety-nine with five fatalities were associated with machinery moved by mechanical power, and 39, with one fatality, with transport, "rhe highest accident grouping was that concerning persons falling, most of whom were in the building trades; 119 workers concerned came under this category, eight of whom. were killed; 78 workers were injured by falling bodies, four of whom received fatal injuries, Loose, peasant type clothing continues to exact its toll when worn amongst fast moving machinery, JO worker who was cleaning a carding machine while in motion had his wide sleeve caught up, with the result that he was thrown violently backwards, his head hitting the floor with fatal results.
A. sixteen-year-old apprentice was operating a platen press when his clothes caught on an unguarded belt with the result that he was dragged on to a shaft, sustaining a fractured arm and severe lacerations,
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