CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS TO CAR EXAMINERS FATALLY AND NONFATALLY INJURED IN NEW JERSEY, 1888 TO 1907.

[Data compiled from the annual reports of the railroads of New Jersey to the state comptroller.]

The figures in the table show that train accidents were responsible for over 60 per cent of all of the injuries to car examiners or inspectors. No less than 15 per cent of the injuries were due to cars moving while the inspectors were underneath them. Of the fatal accidents, 3 of the 16, or 18.7 per cent, were due to this cause. Of the 16 fatal accidents, 7, or 43.7 per cent, were caused by the victim being struck by moving engines, trains, or cars. Of the 87 accidents to employees of this class, 16, or 18.4 per cent, were fatal and 71, or 81.6 per cent, were nonfatal.

In the next table the nonfatal injuries to car inspectors are classified by the nature and extent of the injuries reported in New Jersey under this occupation title during the period 1888 to 1907:

NATURE AND EXTENT OF NONFATAL INJURIES TO CAR EXAMINERS INJURED IN ACCIDENTS IN NEW JERSEY, 1888 TO 1907.

[Data compiled from the annual reports of the railroads of New Jersey to the state comptroller.]

SUMMARY OF NONFATAL INJURIES TO CAR EXAMINERS, BY NATURE OF THE INJURY.

These statistics show that not a few of the nonfatal injuries to this class of railway employees are serious and result in permanent disability. One represented the loss of a foot and 1 of a hand; 1 was a fracture of the jaw, 2 of a leg, and 1 of an ankle; of parts crushed, 1 was of a hand and 2 of a leg.

Of the total nonfatal injuries, over 15 per cent were severe and under the heading "Bruises, cuts, and sprains" there were several injuries of a severe, not to say serious, nature.

CAR CLEANERS.

In the following tables the injuries to car cleaners in New Jersey during the period 1888 to 1907 are summarized in the usual way:

CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS TO CAR CLEANERS FATALLY AND NONFATALLY INJURED IN NEW JERSEY, 1888 TO 1907.

[Data compiled from the annual reports of the railroads of New Jersey to the state comptroller.]

The table shows that train accidents were responsible for over 65 per cent of all the injuries to car cleaners and for about 92 per cent of the fatalities to this class. Car cleaners in walking across tracks

to and from their work are exposed to injury from moving trains, and 8 of the 12 car cleaners killed were struck by engines, trains, or cars. The table clearly indicates the dangers to which employees of this class are specially exposed. Car cleaners suffered a total of 148 accidents, of which 12, or 8.1 per cent, were fatal, and 136, or 91.9 per cent, were nonfatal.

NATURE AND EXTENT OF NONFATAL INJURIES TO CAR CLEANERS INJURED IN ACCIDENTS IN NEW JERSEY, 1888 TO 1907.

[Data compiled from the annual reports of the railroads of New Jersey to the state comptroller.]

SUMMARY OF NONFATAL INJURIES TO CAR CLEANERS, BY NATURE OF THE

Of the 136 car cleaners nonfatally injured, 14, or 10.3 per cent, were severely or seriously injured in some specified part of the body. One of these represented the loss of an arm, 3 the fracture of an arm, 2 the fracture of a wrist, 1 of a collar bone, and 1 of a rib. Of

course, some of the injuries tabulated under the heading bruises, cuts, and sprains were severe, and even serious in a few cases.

YARD CLERKS.

The injuries to which yard clerks are specially liable indicate that railroad employees of this class are generally injured by train accidents. In crossing tracks, while walking on tracks, or while between cars, these men are struck, squeezed, or run over. The data also indicate that yard clerks frequently perform trainmen's duties, such as coupling or uncoupling, and are injured while performing such extra service. During the twenty-year period, 1888 to 1907, there were 13 accidents to yard clerks, 3 of which were fatal and 10 were nonfatal.

FREIGHT HANDLERS.

The injuries to freight handlers reported in New Jersey during the period 1888 to 1907 are presented in tabular form as follows:

CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS TO FREIGHT HANDLERS FATALLY AND NONFATALLY INJURED IN NEW JERSEY, 1888 TO 1907.

[Data compiled from the annual reports of the railroads of New Jersey to the state comptroller.]

The figures in the table show that the great majority of the nonfatal, and generally slight, injuries were due to falling freight or to other causes incident to the handling of the same. There were comparatively few fatal injuries, but of the 4 reported, 3, or 75 per cent, were the result of train accidents. Of the 136 nonfatal injuries, at least 17, or 12.5 per cent, were the result of train accidents. Of the 140 injuries to freight handlers, 4, or 2.9 per cent, were fatal and 136, or 97.1 per cent, were nonfatal.

In the next table the nonfatal injuries to freight handlers in New Jersey during the period 1888 to 1907 are classified by their nature and extent:

NATURE AND EXTENT OF NONFATAL INJURIES TO FREIGHT HANDLERS INJURED IN ACCIDENTS IN NEW JERSEY, 1888 TO 1907.

[Data compiled from the annual reports of the railroads of New Jersey to the state comptroller.]

SUMMARY OF NONFATAL INJURIES TO FREIGHT HANDLERS, BY NATURE OF THE

According to the figures in this table it is seen that crushed parts constituted 9.6 per cent of the nonfatal injuries, but 8 of the 13 were of fingers and toes. Fractures constituted 8.1 per cent of the nonfatal injuries, and of these 1 was of a wrist, 3 of a leg, 1 of a knee, 2 of an ankle, and 3 of a foot. Freight handlers are also liable to internal injury through sprains while lifting or otherwise handling heavy freight.