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First-aid training and results in Logan and Mingo Counties, West Virginia

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7307276
Cooperative plan of first-aid training and intensive campaign conducted by Bureau of Mines in cooperation with coal-mining companies of Logan and Mingo Counties, State Department of Mines of West Virginia, and district officials of United Mine Workers of America is described. Companies trained in first aid and some advantages that may be expected from first-aid training are listed. The record of accidents of several companies is given, each showing immediate reduction in accident frequency or severity, or both, as result of campaign. Examples of application of first aid are cited.
Research Organization:
Bureau of Mines, Washington, DC (USA)
OSTI ID:
7307276
Report Number(s):
BM-IC-7051
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English