Federal Mine Health and Safety Inspection Amendments of 1949

AMENDMENTS OF 1949

HEARINGS

BEFORE A

SPECIAL SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTY-FIRST CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

H. R. 3023

A BILL AMENDING PUBLIC LAW 49, SEVENTY-SEVENTH
CONGRESS, PROVIDING FOR THE WELFARE OF
COAL MINERS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

HEARINGS HELD AT WASHINGTON, D. C.
JUNE 16, 17, AND JULY 8, 1949

Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and Labor

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AMENDMENTS OF 1949

HEARINGS

House BEFORE A

SPECIAL SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTY-FIRST CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

H. R. 3023

A BILL AMENDING PUBLIC LAW 49, SEVENTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS, PROVIDING FOR THE WELFARE OF COAL MINERS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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HEARINGS HELD AT WASHINGTON, D. C.
JUNE 16, 17, AND JULY 8, 1949

Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and Labor

UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1949

CONTENTS

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LIST OF WITNESSES

Ankeny, M. J., Chief, Coal Mine Inspection Branch, Bureau of Mines,
Department of the Interior_---

Coneybeer, D. J., district State mine inspector, Carrolton, Ohio____
Dickinson, A. W., representing American Mining Congress_
Ferguson, Charles, assistant safety director, United Mine Workers of
America, presenting statement of F. C. Davis, safety director..
Flippen, C. J., labor commissioner, Kanawha Coal Operators' Association,
Charleston, W. Va_-_-

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285

489

149

225

Forbes, J. J., Chief, Health and Safety Division, Bureau of Mines Depart-
ment of the Interior__--

Grove, G. W., supervising engineer, Health and Safety Division, Bureau
of Mines_

53, 130

232, 486

Haley, James W., secretary and general counsel, National Coal Associa-
tion, Washington, D. C-----

Holt, Walter W., representing John M. Hirst Co., Cleveland_

464

aize, Richard, secretary of mines, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania_
Mechling, M. J., United States Bureau of Mines, accompanied by W. J.
Symonds and R. J. Kirk, United States Bureau of Mines___
Mosgrove, J. H., safety director, Big Sandy-Elkhorn Coal Operators' Asso-
'ciation___

175

449

158

Price, Hon. Melvin, a Representative in Congress from the State of

Illinois_-

Scholz, Carl, mining consulting engineer.

215

259

489

Sisk, A. D., chief, Kentucky Department of Mines and Minerals.
Williams, Stephen, chief, Division of Mines, Columbus, Ohio----

Accident rates based on-

Man-hours exposure_.