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The statements are made up in classes as to earnings, there being five classes-A, B, C, D, and E; class A representing men earning $125 a month and over; class B, $100 to $125; class C, $75 to $100; class D, $50 to $75; and class E, less than $50.

Take the first, of deaths which have been consolidated as a wholethat is, death cases with dependents and with no dependents brought together.

I will give the totals, Mr. Chairman, and have the details put into the record.

The number of death cases, 3,192

The CHAIRMAN. That is for what year?

Mr. WHITING. For these three years, 1908, 1909, and 1910. That is, all cases settled and outstanding, paid and estimated, numbered 3,022, amounting to $3,476,462, or an average amount of $1,150. The CHAIRMAN. Per case?

Mr. WHITING. Per case, all settlements. There were 170 judg ments, amounting to $357,517, an average of $2,103 per case. Settlements and judgments, total cases 3,192, amounting to $3,833,979, average $1,201 per case.

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All deaths-Dependents and no dependents.

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This statement does not separate into classes of injury; it shows the permanent total disability as a whole, and covers injuries resulting in total disability, such as blindness, loss of two or more limbs. spinal injury, etc. Settlements, 151; cost, $603,838; average amount paid, $3,999. Judgments: Number of cases, 8; amount paid, $64.871; average amount paid, $8,109. Total, 159 cases; amount, $668,709; average, $4,205.

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Permanent partial disabilities, such as loss of an eye or a limb or any injury permanent in character, but not causing total inability to work. Settlements: Number of cases, 1,301; amount paid, $1,659,290; average amount paid, $1,275. Judgments: Number of cases, 67; amount paid, $284,549; average amount paid, $4,247. Settlements and judgments: Total, 1,368 cases; amount, $1,943,839; average, $1,421. (The statement in full is as follows:)

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Temporary disabilities that is, injuries which cause temporary total disability, but are not permanent in character-settlements: Number of cases, 37,097; amount paid, $2,828,046; average amount per case, $76. Judgments: Number of cases, 99; amount of money. $93,811; average cost, $949. Total number of cases: Settlements and judgments, 37,196; cost, $2,921,857; average, $79.

VOICE. How many judgments were there, Mr. Whiting?
Mr. WHITING. Ninety-nine temporary disabilities.
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Mr. WHITING. Consolidation of all the statements-that is, of deaths and disabilities-shows settlements, total number of cases, 41,571; amount paid, $8,567,636; average amount, $206. Judgments: Total cases, 344; amount paid, $800,748; average amount per case. $2,328. Total settlements and judgments: Number of cases, 41,915; amount paid, $9,368,384; average per case, $224.

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The commission also obtained a statement as to the number of employees in these various classes, as to earnings and the wages. The figures as given give the total number of employees for the three-year period, and the wages for the three-year period with an average on a one-year basis; also three-year basis.

The total number of employees covered 1,281,410; wages for the three-year period, $941,068,931. The average wage per employee per year, $734; for three years, $2,202.

In this connection I think it would be well to show that the difference in the classes is as follows:

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Total accident cost, representing amounts paid for all accidents, is $9,368,384. It is subdivided as follows: Deaths, $3,833,979; permanent total disability, $668,709; permanent partial disability, $1,943,839; temporary disability, $2,921,857.

Applied to the pay roll on a percentage basis, under the cost of all accidents, the percentage is 0.996 of 1 per cent. As to deaths, it is 0.407 of 1 per cent.

Mr. MooN. 0.996 was the cost of all accidents?

Mr. WHITING. Yes, sir.

The CHAIRMAN. Substantially 1 per cent.

Mr. WHITING. Practically; yes, sir.

Permanent total disability, 0.071; permanent partial disability. 0.207; temporary disability, 0.31.

The annual cost per capita of the total number employed for all accidents is $7.31; deaths, $2.99; permanent total disability, 52 cents: permanent partial disability, $1.52; temporary disability, $2.28. The CHAIRMAN. Is that per year?

Mr. WHITING. Yes; per year for each of the total employees. (The statement in full is as follows:)

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Mr. WHITING. Total accident cost distributed on a percentage basis as to the kind of accident, all accidents being 100 per cent: death, 41 per cent; permanent total disability, 7 per cent; permanent partial disability, 21 per cent; temporary disability, 31 per cent. The CHAIRMAN. That is the percentage of the cost?

Mr. WHITING. Yes, sir; the percentage distribution of the cost. The CHAIRMAN. That is, 41 per cent of all moneys paid out for deaths?

Mr. WHITING. Yes, sir. There is another distribution as to the wage class of employees. This evidently means the percentage distribution of the cost of accidents among employees in the different

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