Farm Safety Week Aims to Cut Oregon Hazards
Oregon farm families are urged to eliminate at least one hazard per member this Farm Safety Week to reach a national goal of removing 30 million hazards. In 1947 Oregon saw nine farm worker fatalities and 1,792 accident claims from farms, with tools like knives and pitchforks causing many incidents.
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Oregon
M. Gruber
James E. Wiles
Farm Safety Division
State
Industrial Accident Commission
Accident Commission
Wiles
Huber
Prospecting for Oil Discussed by Myrtle Point Group
Informal Myrtle Point gathering considered oil prospects around town and Coquille river tributaries. A visitor named Kern claimed evidence of underground oil and urged forming a prospecting company. The report notes local mineral potential and calls for more proactive citizens.
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Myrtle Point
Myrtle Mill Company
Coquille River
Colorado
Kansas
Kerns
Kern
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