August 27, 1945
THE MILL WHISTLE
Fire
Accidents Are Caused
(From “Textile Safety”, organ of the
National Safety Council, Inc.)
OPEN KNIVES WILL STILL CUT
An open knife slipped out of his pock
et, and in trying to catch it, an em
ployee slit open his index finger of
his right hand. This type of accident
is, we are happy to note, on the de
crease. However, there are still em
ployees who will carry open kmves in
their pockets, and there are still over
seers who do not enforce the rule
against sucli practice. Leather holders
should be provided and employees re
quired to use them.
NOT PAYING ATTENTION
JOB AT HAND
ro THE
The injured employee was boiling
size and left the steam valve open. The
kettle boiled over and burned his arm
and chest. The operator was cautioned
not to leave the kettle while steam valve
is open.
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HORSEPLAY AGAIN
An employee was “snaking” an air
hose down alley to scare a girl weaver.
When the air hose touched her leg she
jumped, fell over a cut of cloth and
fractured her right arm.
There just is no place in the mill for
the “playboy.” Sure, this employee was
sorry after the accident with the result
ing injury serious, but it was too late
then. The sad part is that this particular
employee had been warned time and
again by his overseer about his foolish
ness, but nothing was done about it un
til after the weaver broke her arm. He
was discharged after this particular ac
cident. The same old story about lock
ing the barn door after the horse was
stolen.
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SHUT OFF THAT ELECTRICITY
A repair man was repairing an elec
tric overhead line carrying 110 volts. It
was suggested that he cut the power
from the line, but he said he was only
going to touch one line at the time. The
pliers he was using made full contact,
causing the shock to throw him from his
ladder to the floor. He suffered severe
head injuries and was out of work six
weeks.
Some electricians and others who
work on electric appliances have the
idea that 110 is not dangerous, and that
it is “sissy” to be afraid of such low
voltage. Many serious injuries and even
fatalities have.been caused by failure
to recognize the danger of working on
“live” lines regardless of the load car
ried.
AN EYE FOR AN EYE
A most worthy endeavor looking to
Above are two of the Douglas high school winners in the recent essay contest
sponsored by the Company; “My Visit to the Marshall Field & Company Exhibit.”
First prize went to Maxine Allen, left, and Ruby Moyer, right, won third prize.
Riveria Broadnax, second prize winner, was absent when the picture was made.
The first prize winner is a daughter of A. B. Allen, janitor at General Office.
ward correction of one phase of blind
ness has been inaugurated with the es
tablishment of the Eye Bank for Sight
Restoration, Inc., which will make
available to hospitals and surgeons a
supply of fresh or preserved corneal
tissue for sight-grafting operations.
It is intended to explore sources of
supply of salvaged eyes and corneal
tissue and to start an eye-bank for the
collection, preparation, storage and re
distribution of such salvaged eyes and
tissues for later use.
A subsidiary function of great portent
is the attempt to stimulate interest in
research work on blindness resulting
from corneal damage.
It may come as somewhat of a sur
prise to learn that healthy corneal tis
sue from the eye of a dead person can
be “transplanted” to restore sight to the
living. Nevertheless, medical science has
made other equally dramatic strides in
the field of human welfare.
It is claimed that the restoration of
vision can be made in only one kind of
blindness—that caused solely by apa-
city of the cornea when the rest of the
eye and the optic nerve are normal.
Therefore it behooves industry, both
management and labor, to intensify
present efforts toward preventing
blindness caused by industrial acci
dents. We cannot afford to risk dis
appointment by any run on this new
bank and, at least, spare parts for the
human machine are very much in the
future.
—Safety Engineering Editorial
V . . . —
The girl met an old flame who had
turned her down, and decided to high-
hat him.
“Sorry,” she murmered when the
hostess introduced them, “I didn’t get
your name.”
“I know you didn’t,” replied the guy,
“but you certainly tried hard enough.”
V . . . —
MAN SHORTAGE
Just give me a man,
With a million or two;
Or one that is handsome
Would happily do;
Or one that is famous
Would suit me O. K.
But if the man shortage
Should get any worse.
Go back to the very
First line of this verse.