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I'-/ . ._ .//\ -· I / V ,, / I \\ Orlg ln:tl Signed: GEORGE B, PRYDE n :,1 ... ~,r, ;yy , r\ , (; ./ (! j �Rock Springs - Augo ].1ro Geoo Bo Pryde: Referring to Joseph 1':TcTee, Sro ~· who was injured in Rock Springs Noo4 Mine on March 5 9 1931 9 by striking himself on the right hand with an axe, cau sing contusion 9 laceration and fracture of the 4th finger of the ri ght hando On .Tune 10th, Dro Arboga st disch arged Mr o l icTee as recovered and stated that his permanent p a rtial disability due to and result of accidental injury above mentioned was equal to , the loss of the distal joint of the ri ght 4th fingero The period of disability due to this injury, four months and th:¢ee days, appears to be somewhat excessiveo I bad on two or, three different occasions called Dr. Arbogast regarding I McTee's condition and v1as advised by the doctor that he was not as yet recoveredo Mro Murray took exception to the time lost aycount of this injury and instructed me that we should dispute the claim, as to temporary total disability. On .Tuly 30, 1931, I vrrote Dr. Arbogast as follows: "We are in receipt of your final report of personal injury, Form 151, wherein you state that the period of disability due to the above injury extended from the 6th day of March, 1931, to the 10th day of .Tuly, 19 31. "We feel that this period of disability - 4 months and three days - is excessive for an injury of this character and we are wondering if Mr. McTee has been carried for a longer period than was actually necessary. iJ/e are aware that the infection would no doubt extend the period of disability, but our Safety Engineer, llr. Murray, is of the opinion that the amount of time lost account of an injury of this character is unusual." �-2- vre received the followin g reply from him on .Tuly 319 1931: 11-r have your inquiry the tenor of which seems to question the length of time I gave .Toe McTee temporary total disability because of the injury he received lla.rol5pl93lo You -will notice ' from your primary report that he received a contusion 9 laceration and fracture of the fourth fi nger of his right hand, which means & comp ound fracturel) c,lready infected, as are all acci dental wounds, and this means where bone is involved that the length of time that a total disability may _be incurred may be all the way from three to four months 9 until the limb is amputated depending larg ely upon the kind or type of infection and the resistance of the mano In the case of Illro McTeel) the infection Vias considerable and drained about 10 -weeks, after v,hich time it healed up but only temporarily to reopen and drain because of a rekindling of the infectiono Then after draining some three or four weeks, reheale d and after a few days he developed pain which existed almost to the time I made my final reporto The resulting pain in the latter part of his trouble was caused by _a pressure due to a partial ldndling up again of the infection as well as a congestion which is an atterr..g;)t on the part of nature to bring ab out a final healing in the Osteogenet ic process of regeneration. I did not make final report for Mr. McTee until I could be reasonably sure that there would be no recurrence of the infectiono 11 1 am sorry that you and your safety engineer :(ee.l that Mr. McTee has been extended more leniency in tenworary total disability than is usual to ·give. I feel sure that of course you are neither prompted by ulterior motives, but that your conclusion is accounted for by a complete lack of knowledge of pathology which unfortunately laymen in your position are without. I feel sure that if you and Ur. Murray could be possessed of the necessary lmowledge of pathology to understand these things you would feel entirely in ace ord with the length of disability in this case.~ Vlhen Mr. Murray instructed me to dispute: the claim, I called llr. McTee into the office and informed him regarding the stand we took in the matter and asked him as to his feeling in regard �to insisting on bein g paid for the full time of disability. He advised me that it was his intention to claim compensation for the period indicated in the doctor's final reporto I assisted him in preparing an Employee's Report and Claim, which ·was filed by him with the Clerk of the District Courto I would like your opinion as to what should be done in the matter of settlement of this claimo � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Union Pacific Collection Description An account of the resource This collection is made possible in part by a generous grant from Wyoming Humanities. All materials are the property of Union Pacific Coal Company, on long-term loan at Western Wyoming Community College. For usage inquiries, contact the <a href="https://www.uprrmuseum.org">Union Pacific Museum</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letters regarding workers compensation claim Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Workers Compensation, Accident, Injury, Letters Description An account of the resource Small Stack of thin paper attached with a metal binding. Letters regarding a worker's accident and compensation claim. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0191 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co.