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REPORTS ON THE STATE OF SCIENCE.— 1915. 



Table XII. — Accidents. 



Ohio : Jan. 1-June 30, 1914, Industrial Commission, Deft, of Investigation 



Report No. 4. 



All accidents involving disability for one day or more. 

 Workers, — Total Industry. All men, except in 512 cases women. 

 Times of Work. — See Note (a). Coal : 8-hour shift usually. 

 Work. — All trades having hourly maximum of over 100 accidents. 



Notes. 



(a) Quoted from Report, page 31 (see above). 



' Data are not available showing the number of men exposed to accidents, but 

 there is no great variance during the period from 7.30-11.30 in the forenoon and from 

 1 to 5 in the afternoon.' The imcertainty from 11-12 is due to the main industries 

 of Ohio being on the border of Central and Eastern time. 



T.A.BLE XIII. — Accidents. 



Illinois. — Manufactures, excluding Contracting, 

 and Laundries. 



but including Lighting, Posts 



All accidents causing one day's absence. 



Usual working hours : 7-12 (few 11.30), 1 or 12.30-5. 



Bureau of Labour Statistics Report. 



The Bureau Reports tabulate separately fatal and non-fatal accidents and for 

 1912 and 1913 accidents compensated vmder the law, effective May 1, 1912, and those 

 not thus compensated. These separate figures have been added for each year. 



Bogardus subtracts aU accidents not in any way attributable to human agency 

 (82 per cent.). See Index D7. 



