Charles G. Fall
Published: 2017-09-17
Total Pages: 184
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Excerpt from Employers Liability for Personal Injuries to Their Employees The legislature at its last session directed an investigation of the subject of the liability of employers to workmen for injuries received while in the discharge of their duty, and a consideration of what changes, if any, are needed in the existing laws relative to such liability. A careful investiga tion of the law and facts which bear upon the subject has been made, and it has been fully considered in its various phases, with especial care, for the first time, so far as known in this country. It is a subject which, in all its varied relationships, is by no means easy of comprehension. It is fruitful of embarrassments. And hedged about with difficul ties, but at the same time of no inconsiderable consequence to the welfare of the community. During the nine years ending with 1881 there were, according to the Railroad Gazette, persons killed, and injured, in the United States, on the railroads alone; and of these, were killed and injured on the railroads of this Com mon wealth. A large majority of both the killed and injured were employees. Of those killed in this Commonwealth, 358 were of this class, while of those injured there were (553. During the year 1881 alone, 72 employees were killed and 128 injured in this Commonwealth. \vhen one single branch of employment causes such an annual sacrifice as this, it seems to be time to consider whether something cannot be done to prevent it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.