Quote – James Hyslop, president of the Hanna Coal company.

There are on an average 1,000 men who lose their lives in the coal mines annually. Ninety percent of the men lose their lives in the ordinary accidents, accidents in which the individual plays an important role usually. The other 10 percent lose their lives as a result of what we call mine disasters. Those disasters are preventable. They are almost in every case not caused by some action of the individual workman.

James Hyslop, president of the Hanna Coal company, was a proponent of the 1952 legislation. He explained the logic behind its limits: 90 percent of mining accidents are the fault of the individual miner.

Wednesday, June 11, 1952
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