Injury Experience in the Coking Industry, 1954: Detailed Analysis of Safety Factors and Related Employment Data Page: 12
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12 INJURY EXPERIENCE IN THE COKING INDUSTRY, 1954
TABLE 12.-Beehive- and byproduct-coke ovens: Classification of injuries, by accident agency and
percent, for the 5-year period, 1950-54 1
BEEHIVE OVENS
Nonfatal injuries
Agency All Fatal-
injuries ities Permanent Permanent Temporary Total
total partial total nonfatal
Cars, lorries, and motors --------------------- 100 3. 85 96. 15 100. 00
Railway cars and locomotives---------------- 100 ----------- 100. 00 100. 00
Coke-drawing machines--------------------- 100 2. 33 97. 67 100. 00
Electricity----------------------- ------ 100 ----------------------100. 00 100.00
Falls of persons ------------------------- 100 1.09 2. 17 96. 74 98. 91
Handtools_ - ----------------100------------------ _ 0 100. 00 100. 00
Suffocation from gases----__----- - __ --___ 100
Burns-------------------_ - 100 . 72 99. 28 100.00
Gas explosions------_ 100 ........ ___------------100.00 100.00
Dust explosions---------------------------- 100
Falling objects_ 100 .........- 100. 00 100. 00
Stepping on nail ---------------------------- 100 100. 00 100. 00
1Run of coal or coke_ -----100 ........_100. 00 100. 00
Handling objects____- -_________-____-- _ 100 1. 12 98. 88 100. 00
Others --------------------------------100 1.36 .68 97.96 98.64
Total ------------------------------- 100 .41 1.23 98.36 99.59
BYPRODUCT OVENS
Cars, lorries, and motors _______________-- - 100 6. 34 --------7. 75 85. 92 93. 66
Railway cars and locomotives__-------- _ 100 5. 06 1. 27 17. 72 75. 95 94. 94
Coke-drawing machines-_ 100 16. 67 ----------- 10. 00 73. 33 83. 33
Electricity_. - - 100 10. 00 6. 67 83. 33 90.00
Falls of persons-_-------------- ----100 .28 .56 3. 95 95.20 99. 72
Handtools--_ 100 ---. -- - --------- 8. 94 91.06 100. 00
Suffocation from gases ---------------------100 27. 78 ---72. 22 72. 22
Burns 100 1. 32 .33 4. 64 93. 71 98. 68
Gas explosions---- _ ----------------- 100 25. 00 ----------------- 75. 00 75. 00
Dust explosions----------------------- -- 100 .42
Falling objects_------------- 100 1.48 2.22 96. 30 98. 52
Stepping on nail___--------- 100- -.. 100. 00 100. 00
Run of coal or coke_______--------------- 100 -8. 11 91. 89 100. 00
Handling objects-------------------------- 100 --- 5. 93 94. 07 100. 00
Others---- ___---_ __---------------- 100 .90 5.03 93.90 99. 10
Total---- _ __------ -- _ 100 2. 12 . 18 5. 75 91. 89 97. 88
1 See footnotes 1 to 3, table 8.
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Reese, Seth T. & Kearney, Naomi W. Injury Experience in the Coking Industry, 1954: Detailed Analysis of Safety Factors and Related Employment Data, report, 1956; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc38794/m1/16/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.