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Continual Carelessness Causes Casualties
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
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To The Bulletin
As a member of the Safety Committee,
I feel like speaking a few words of
praise, in regard to the work that has
been accomplished in making the Plant
a safe and better place to work. While
the Safety Department is yet in its in
fancy, it is remarkable to note the sev
eral changes that have been made and
the precaution taken to guard against
the unnecessary loss of life and the pre
vention of accidents. This praise is due
not only to the Safety Department and
the various Committees throughout the
Plant, but also the employees in each
Department for their co-operation in
keeping the Plant safe and clean. Every
one seems to have the habit. I do not
know of any place in the Plant where
a person could get hurt without care
lessness, on his part, or his fellow work
man. The places where there was any
possibility of getting hurt have been re
ported by the Safety Committees to Mr.
James Vann, who has charge of the
Safety Department. And that’s “Nuf
Sed.” Jim is always on the job seeing
that there are no dangerous places over
looked, getting the work orders through
the proper channels for the improve-.
ment of such places and looking out for
the betterment of working conditions as
well as the safety of all employees.
And we must not forget Mr. D. Clark,
through whose efforts the Safety De
partment was first organized and put
into action in the Badin Works. While
we regret very much to have lost Mr.
Clark as he is devoting most of his time
to the Employment Bureau, we feel sure
that there is no grass growing under
Jimmy’s feet. So let us continue our
co-operation with each other in making
the plant “safe” and keeping it safe.
—L. E. Wilson
been used on several occasions before,
without accidents, No. 7705 thought pos
sibly he could use it over and over again
with the same result never thinking to
inspect it for split or broken rungs be
fore he started climbing upward to a
place several feet above the floor. Luck
ily for No. 7705 it was the third rung
instead of the top rung of the ladder
that broke, causing him to fall receiv
ing a painful but not serious injury. It
is very evident that if this ladder had
been inspected either by the injured or
his foreman that the accident could have
been easily avoided. While it is very
important for the workman to keep his
eyes open and guard against the use of
dangerousi ladders, it is equally import
ant for the foreman. to provide safe
ladders and not only eliminate the use
of unsafe ones, but to destroy them
altogether, and not have them scattered
around on the floor and against the
walls of his department. Wherever you
find “unsafe ladders” if they are in
your department, destroy them. If they
are in other departments, report them
to the safety director. You will save
yourself and your fellow workman from
many a serious injury.
Lost Time Accidents
The following tabulation shows the
number of Lost Time Accidents which
occurred throughout the Plant during
the month of March;
Lost Time Days
Aluminum Plant Accidents Lost
Pot Room No. 22 1 2
Pot Room No. 24 1 2
Pot Room No. 26 0 0
Pot Room No. 28 1 3
Pot Room No. 32 0 0
Pot Room No. 34 0 0
Pot Room No. 36 1 2
Rodding Department 0 0
Pot Lining Department.... 0 0
Metal Loading 0 0
Remelting Department .... 0 0
Unloading Ore 0 0
Cleaning and Sweeping.... 0 0
Carbon Plant
R. E. Lee 0 0
A. D. Howell 0 0
Avoid Unsafe Ladders
On March 23 No. 7705 while working
on the stoker oilers Building No. 30 was
using an old wooden ladder that had
been patched several times, causing it
to become very weak and unsafe. For
the simple reason that the ladder had
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