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<br /> <br />4 " ,".:\ <br />J.U"'0 <br />106 <br /> <br />METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT <br /> <br />to render medical aid under both the employees' medical fund and <br />the compensation fund. <br /> <br />. Safety <br />Outstanding features of the record of safety on the Colorado <br />River aqueduct are the marked downward trend of accidents <br />through the construction period and the low fatality rate. On the <br />District's force account operations a very substantial saving was <br />made in the cost of compensation insurance, at California manual <br />rates, by virtue of the District's self-insurance and its comprehen- <br />sive safety program, and a great reduction was effected in human <br />suffering from accidents. <br />With the completion of construction of all main aqueduct works, <br />except San Jacinto, virtually accomplished, the safety division as <br />such was closed in July 1938. The remaining safety program for <br />San Jacinto was handled by the District geologist at Banning until <br />Juiy 1939, and by the distribution division on its pipe line and other <br />contracts up to date. <br />The lost-time accident frequency, that is, the number of accidents <br />causing the loss of one day or more per million man-hours worked. <br />for San Jacinto tunnel during the calendar year 1938 was 142 and <br />for the eight months to August 31, 1939 was 82. The average for <br />District force account work on San Jacinto from February 12 <br />1935 to August 31, 1939 was 118. During this same period of more <br />than four years, eight fatal accidents occurred, but no particular <br />accident claimed the life of more thau one individual. <br />On the distribution system more than 38 miles of pipe line were <br />completed, including several tunnels, and many crossings under <br />railroads and highways by means of short tunnels or jacked pipe <br />incasement, with only seventeen lost-time accidents. On one sched- <br />ule. however, a cave-in caused the death of two men. Distribution <br />engineers and inspectors have been alert to point out danger spots <br />and contractors have cooperated readily in every effort to prevent <br />accidents. <br /> <br />Personnel <br />On October 31, 1938 the labor office at 770 South San Pedro <br />Street, Los Angeles, was closed and all its activities transferred <br />to the personnel division offices at 306 West Third Street, with 3 <br />reduction in force. <br />From July 1, 1938 to June 30, 1940 applications received for <br />classified positions numbered 387, of which 38 were graded and <br /> <br />l <br />