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Report Compiled o[ Accident Experience Of st Members of Association

A comprehensive report, giving the average experience of 5I member companies of the California Lumbermen's Accident Prevention Association, comPiled by Derby Bendorf, of Thc Pacific Lumber Company, Scotia, Calif., president of the Association, and presented by hirn at the recent annual meeting, has been sent to each member of the organization.

In submitting the report Mr. Bendorf says in part: "We believe that each one of you will be interested in comparing your orvn 1948 industrial accident experience with the average experience of 51 member conlpanies." There follows an over-all summary of 51 companies, including both large and small operations, including logging, transportation, sawmills, planing mills, and assc'ciated operations. The summary shows: Total hours of exposllre, 27,369,238; Total lost time accidents, 2,211 ; Total days lost, 230,638; Frequency rate, 80.78; Severity rate, 8.43.

The report continues:

"From the latest statistics made available by the Dcpartment of Labor Statistics and Research of the State of California, the industry-wide frequency rate for the first 10 months of 1948 is 93.50, compared with 80.78 for the rnember companies of our Association. This would indicate that the experience of our members is approximately I4/o better than the average of both member and nonmember companies combined. This is very encollragilrg and should spur us on to greater effort."

Then a breakdown is given of accidents as to causes, typi: of injury resulting from accidents; breakdown of over-all composite as to causes, logging and transportation only, and also sarvmills, planing mills, and associated plant operations, and a separate breakdorvn for planing mills, box factories, and yards. 'fhe report concludes as follows:

"From the above breakclown, it should be possible for the individual corripany members to compare their own accident experience both as to frequency and causes rvith the average for all of the 51 companies included in the composite.

"We have not stressed the se'r'erity of the injuries inasmuch as our main job is to eliminate the cause of the accident.

"It is worthy of note that the over-all composite indicates that approximately 9.8/o of all accidents were due to causes which might suggest lack of proper mechanica" safeguarding, and that 90.2/o fell rvithin the category of personnel failures, involving both supervisory and employee responsibilities.

'iMembers should feel free to call upon their Associatiort for any information or advices which may be helpful to you irr your 1949.accident prevention prograln' The office address is 1706 Brbadway, Oakland 12, Calif '"

Hcrmrnond Lumber ComPcnY Buys Pioneer Ycrrd

Effective February 2l,Hammond Lumber Company, San Francisco, purchased and took over the retail lumber yard of Newt Olsen Lumber Co', Los Banos, Calif'

The manager of the yard is Lloyd Blycker, r'vho rvas formerly manager of The Diamond Match Company's yard at Walnut Creek, Calif.

It is interesting to note that this yard r'r'as formerly operatecl by Lumber & Supply Co., and prior to that by l,iitt"t & Lux. The yard rvas established more than half a centurY ago.

Building Trcrdes Brotherhood Committee

The building and allied trades have organized a committee on human relations which rvill 'ivork rvith the National Conference of Christians and Jer'vs in its year-rouncl program. Spiros Ponty of Ponty Built Homes is chairmatl, ^Sia".y Kleefeld, National Homes, is vice chairman an<l the co-chairmen are: Edward Delaney, Proctor & Delaney Sash & Door; Cleetus Jollie, Cleetus II' J' Jollie & Associates; George Familian, Familian Pipe & Supply; E' K' Zuckerman, Zucketman, Edmunds & Francis, attorneys; and Robert Gans, Hollvmade Hardware Manufacturing Co.