Safety Lessons in Metal Mining R3 of 6
Continued... Title: “Underground storage of timber. Note piling of timber w/ cross-pieces...to insure stability...& safe handling...” Men carry poles / timbers past & throw down. (Wrong way).
02:15:22 Title: “A boss notes poorly piled...instructs men to fix..properly.”
02:16:08 Title: “The same men...throw timber on track, causing derailment...” Walk off w/ a pole; car derails.
02:17:19 Title: “Erection of set timbers for stoping. timber boss, warns men...” Men & boss in stope beneath cribbing timbers pounding over spikes in planks. Carrying & putting timbers in place.
02:18:45 Title: “After placing cap timber...a man drops upon spike left in the brace.” Men take down bracing; injures foot.
02:19:18 Title: “A stretcher is necessary...” Man strapped to stretcher.
02:21:05 Title: “Tramming operations. Use of removable end boards to keep chunks from rolling off ends of car...” Men loading rock from chute into cart; push away along tracks.
02:22:43 Title: “These trammers do not use end boards...chunk falls...” Overfilled cart & man stumbling.
02:23:00 Title: “Trammer pushes car w/ his hands on top edge...” Rock falls on his hand.
02:23:15 Title: “The preceeding accident...” Proper use of protective bar.
02:23:33 Title: “Trammer uses too long a bar...caught between bar & car.” Rocks into cart; injured.
02:24:02 Title: “Shift boss gives first aid...” Wraps wrist w/ bandage.
02:24:43 Title: “Chunks are blocked above chute...” Miner tries to climb up & place dynamite; stopped by boss who shows him how to place it on pole, light & get out of way. (Smokes but no explosion)
02:26:06 Title: “Trammers pull car...squeezed between car & post...” Car hits man & he doubles over in pain.
02:26:37 Title: “Safety door covering dump...method of operation.” Men push loaded cart into cable flipping door over, dump cart & then pull cable to return door into place. Continued...
1914 Government Safety Film; Heavy Industry; Mining; Dangerous; Work Place Hazards; Medical; Staged; Documentary Educational Film.
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Safety Lessons in Metal Mining R3 of 6 Continued... Title: “Underground storage of timber. Note piling of timber w/ cross-pieces...to insure stability...& safe handling...” Men carry poles / timbers past & throw down. (Wrong way). 02:15:22 Title: “A boss notes poorly piled...instructs men to fix..properly.” 02:16:08 Title: “The same men...throw timber on track, causing derailment...” Walk off w/ a pole; car derails. 02:17:19 Title: “Erection of set timbers for stoping. timber boss, warns men...” Men & boss in stope beneath cribbing timbers pounding over spikes in planks. Carrying & putting timbers in place. 02:18:45 Title: “After placing cap timber...a man drops upon spike left in the brace.” Men take down bracing; injures foot. 02:19:18 Title: “A stretcher is necessary...” Man strapped to stretcher. 02:21:05 Title: “Tramming operations. Use of removable end boards to keep chunks from rolling off ends of car...” Men loading rock from chute into cart; push away along tracks. 02:22:43 Title: “These trammers do not use end boards...chunk falls...” Overfilled cart & man stumbling. 02:23:00 Title: “Trammer pushes car w/ his hands on top edge...” Rock falls on his hand. 02:23:15 Title: “The preceeding accident...” Proper use of protective bar. 02:23:33 Title: “Trammer uses too long a bar...caught between bar & car.” Rocks into cart; injured. 02:24:02 Title: “Shift boss gives first aid...” Wraps wrist w/ bandage. 02:24:43 Title: “Chunks are blocked above chute...” Miner tries to climb up & place dynamite; stopped by boss who shows him how to place it on pole, light & get out of way. (Smokes but no explosion) 02:26:06 Title: “Trammers pull car...squeezed between car & post...” Car hits man & he doubles over in pain. 02:26:37 Title: “Safety door covering dump...method of operation.” Men push loaded cart into cable flipping door over, dump cart & then pull cable to return door into place. Continued... 1914 Government Safety Film; Heavy Industry; Mining; Dangerous; Work Place Hazards; Medical; Staged; Documentary Educational Film.