https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/1bcc3fad520f32ddcc262e7408b4dbcf.pdf 10009bedc43be0aaa55f88d7bd627d28 PDF Text Text ·- · Spicial File No~ 184 V/orkmen' s Co'rnpens a ti6n I ndi v i dua l case s involving Col ony C::, a l Company 1937 - �STANDARD FORM 2103 •-•o.ooo SUBJECT: UNION PACIFIC COAL COMPANY Ro ck spring sy v~oming . OFFICE OF Attorn ey December 16 , 1937 IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO NO. M_r . Geo r ge B• Pryde City Dea r Sir: R~: Doctor Goo dnough. Replying to your l et t er of Dec ember 1 5t h: I am gl ad to stc. t e th at Doct or Goo dnough h 2. s withdr avm his bill a s ag ainst t h e Compens ~tion Fund of th e Colony co ~l Comp any, and ha s f i led it ag ain st t h e emplo yee s of th e Colony r.oal Company. I do not kno w how t h e Colony Co al Comp ci ny min ers will keep t vi·o diffe rent fun ds, but a s I unde rst end it, t wo funci s are contemplated . Of course, Doctor Goo dnough 1 s bill shoul d not be paid out of t he Hospitel Fund to Vihich th e Colony coel Comp eny contributes a half cent a ton. Of course, it might be s 2id that this is the Colony Co al Company's business. However, I view it as the business of the Southern Wyoming Coal Operators .Association, of ,•.1hich the Colony Coal Company is a member, because of the fact of the agreement betv,een Di strict No. 2~ and the Southern 1FTyoming Coel Operators AssociGtion. My view is thBt no coal compEny,. belong- ing to that .Association, can abrogate any rule set forth in that agreement. •r ST: ga �Rock opl'ings - December 15, 1937 H:c . T. s . '£a li a.:f erro , .J1· . : I , ! ' 'V G yom:s o f Dec ·:n1ber 1 4 t h , ,:ith enclosures, ,.nd -chis i s one of t.ll e t hi n g s Vl G h clVG been ·crying to ge t av1ay fro m , ,.nd l \'Ji f.::11 you 1ou l d noti fy The Co lony Coal Company .... ~ . . , _ _ . ,. ,.,. .. not to honoJ. t lds bil l , as t he on e-h a lf cent pe r ton vihich the Co a l · Comp a ni.e s c.tl'e y aying i s d crni gned to cover both medic al and surgica.i1 c ure i n t h e hos) itals f or injured. employes , E:nd t h e statement I sent yo u 1;d1ich accom aniecl Br . Mc.Anliffe's report sho....-rnd very conclusively th a t t i1 e one-ha lf cent per ton is do in g thi s . The real cl. ei.11and upon th e Do c tors' time is not fro m t h e er1_.1l oy e s \'iho a re s ick or \'.h o s uffer f rom i nj uri es i ncurred in t 1e min e ~, hu t fro m th e employes' families . 1 .1. ai- n i n accord vv'i th yo u thoroughly in this matter, and, if i t h as to be p aid, I think The Colony Coal Compan y sl1.ould p a y it out of funds, and not a llov, i t to go as a chaz·ge a guinst. Comp ensation. I think they should pI·otest that mo s t vigo:rously. Certainly the F-0spi tal Commissions, including llr. Warr en, are very la;r: in their duties if they make such an agreement as attributed to them here. I thmik you for calling my attention to thia. Original Signed: GEORGE B, PRYDE �I :·; !" . .-·-:-. •-,;-:- ~ J P:17 I I I FORM 2103 THE UNION PACIFIC COAL COMPANY Rock Springs, Wyoming. I ' .. I • Df!'.' !::'M "f. '.!!~ I !: ·'tl"i" /1(' ~'1:: IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO December 14, 1937 NO, Attorney Mr. George B. Pryde City Dear .Sir: Inclosed you will find a bill r endered by Doctor Goodnough against the 1J.7 orkmen' s Compens ation Fund on account of an operation to an employe e of the Colony Co al Company. You will also find copy of a letter written by Arthur-L e e ·r aliaferro to Mr. Warren of the Colony Co al Company. It seems to me th at this matter is of much wider significance than a question betwe en Doctor Goodnough and the Colony Coal Company, or Doctor Goodnough and the Hospit al Commission at Dines., but that the contra ct between Di.strict mo. 2?., United Mine vlJorkers of America and the Southern Wyoming Coal Opera.tors, is itse.lf involved, and therefore, as the attorney for the Southern vryoming Coal Operators Association, that I shoul d submit the m2tter to that Associ ation before I undertake to approve or disapprove the claim of Doctor Goodnough ag 2inst the Workmen's Compensation Fund in the hands of the State ·rreasurer, and placed there by the Colony Coal Company. I am particularly concerned because of the information that I gave you in my letter of November 30th, to which I refer you again. I want to call your attention to the fact that the Hospital Commission at Dines could hardly make an agreement with any physician that he shoul a attend only to nmedical" cases, but that all "injuriesn occurring to the v10rkmen should be paid from the ~orkmen, s Compensation Fund, because, to my mind, such an agreement would "abrogate" Section 62, paragraph (b), page l 4 of the Agreement between the United Mine Workers of America and the Southern ,~:yoming Coa.l Operators Association. It is needless for me to say that this claim of Doctor Goo.dnough, while I believe it is mad·e by the Do·ctor in good faith, is exactly the thing that Dan Pallie is working for, that is to say, that all me_d ical, surgical and hospital expenses for injured workmen are to be borne entirely by the industry. I would like to know what you desire in reference to this communication,. as it may tend to shape my course in reference to Doctor Goodnough's claim, and I do not want to set a precedent until the Southern Wyoming Coal Operators Association ha.s full knowledge of the situation . . Yours truly, .. o7 ' ./ , TST:ga ' . D f tJ _... ! iP; ; \ .,·_ ·-;. M ,0. CiEC 16 1{ ~J �Mr. W. B. W2 rr en Th e Colony coel co. City D~c ember 13th, 1937 De2r Sir: I received tod ay . from the Clerk of Court a f ee bill filed by Dr. Goodnough for $1 ? 5.00 for a herni s oper a tion on r. H. Peneouine. The employer•s report of a cci dent shows th c: t h e .w2 s injur ed 2 t nines on N0 vember 29 th, 1937. I went to see Dr. Goodnough about th e ma tt er todeY, 8nd h e st a t e s that about one y ear ago a committ ee call ed upon him, and mad e c- contra ct with him for the doing of surg ery for th e min -= rs r t Dines. ·Th e committe e pr e sum ably -\.r s t he Dines nHospit?-1 ('ommission'', rnd they wa nted to mck e the contr~ct becaus e Dr. McDill is not a surgeon. Dr. Goodnough recogni zed th a t the contra ct was not the usu cl contra ct obtc.:ining between hospit el commissions &nd doctors, and ther e fore inquired into the matter, end wa s tol d th e t _Dr. McDill W8 S not hired by the Dines Hospit F. l Commission, but th at h e was hired by T~e Colony Co al Company and paid by it; tha t any ch e ck off m2de at Dines wa s for their sickness e s and the sicknesses of th eir f amili es, c>nd hPd nothing to do with mine injury ca s ~s, and that Dr. Goodnough wa s to do non-accident surgery a t th e €xpense of the miners, but th 2t Pll ?- ccident ca s e s would be paid for through compensrtion. • Dr. Goodnough s2ys that he inquired especi£lly aqout the mP- tter, ~no th a t it was cleErly understood tha t the 30 cents p er man per month th.st Dr. Goodnough rec eives is to cover only non-2ccident_ cRses. I wish you would let me know wh2t• the sitm, tion is El t Dines. .Wo will, of course, h2ve to strci ighten the matter out. Yours very truly, A. L. Tc>liaferro A M.0. uEC 10 rn: .? �~ht±£ of ~~nming 'filreusurer's ®ffiu WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION DEPARTMENT <!Ilye~imn.e, ~~omin_g plaim No, _______________ _ Employe: _I. _H. _P eneouine ______________ ____ Address __ Dines L ~ryoming __ ___ ______ __ ______ ATTENDING PHYSICIAN'S REPORT AND FEE BILL Employer: _9_~!9~¥--~~.§3_3:_ __r:_~ 1EP_~~!_________ ___ _ Address __ Dines 1 _ Wyomi~ - - - - --- - ------ ---- Date of Injury .R.Ez~_E:.l!!!?_t:_~ _}-_~_}-_~97____________ _ All questions in this blank should be answered, and the report should contain an account of all injuries, no matter how trivial. Fill out blank in ink, using pen or typewriter. 1. Name of injured person __.{ ..!_..H_! __.e.?A~Cu_i!_l._~-- ----- - -- ----- - AddressJ2fP_E:~-'--~Y-~~~.n_g: ____ _ Age of injured __ p_l__ ______ ___ __ ____________ Date of first treatment by me_.R~S-<:.~ !?-~~-!J__ ].._~~7 2. Give an accurate description of the nature and extent of the injury_ Mr_._ P en e 0uine_w::,s ____ _ __ _:in_j_ured_ while_moving _a_ duck bill _with c:_ b c:: r on_ t h e _co n v eyor which_ce.used double In~uina l h e rni 9 , __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ :,Q_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____ ___ _______ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3. Describe the treatment_ ___ .A _B_~ ssini_ op e r 2 ti on_ ·w p s _g erform e d. ____________________ _ 4. Did another physician act as assistant, consultant, or anaesthetist? Name and address ____ _x_~_s__ _ ____ Dr._ Oliv e r_ Chcmb e rs, _ Pock _f p ring s,__Wyoming __ ___ _______________________________ _ 5. Was hospital, nursing or X-Ray services necessary and ordered by you? Ye S Give name and address of party rendering service Y~Y91Ilin..g__g.!=.O~X§J __.Ej9_so;Lt.c:L __________ _ 6. Was the case infected? ___~_?______ If so, when?.--- -------------- - ------------------------------ 7. Has injury resulted in a permanent disability? If so, what? ____ N.o. _____________________________ _ 8. Was the treatment covered by fee bill below rendered solely on account of injury described aboveL_Y e S 9. What period of disability was caused by injury? __ A_fj __t_q_f,_Q _____________________ days. 10. FEE BILL llilc._.._3_,~fil7 ITEMS AMOUNT _____________ / _____ Ba ssini _ operE.tion for_ double_ inguinc1l _h2rniP ______ J,f_p___QQ__ _ ::::::::::::::I:J _:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::: -----------.------::::::::::::::::J :::::::::•::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: .::::::::::::::: ::::::::::: ::::::. , ____________ _/______ ___________________________________________________________ ----------- ------- ·------------~ ---r---------------------------- ------------------~ ----------- ---------· t ·----Total ___________________________ _ 1 I December 9~ 193' Date of this report: ___________________________ _ Graduate of ___________________________________ _ University of Nebr~s ~ : : ; T ; T E S ~ : ; ; i ~ : --------- ss. e. J. Goodnoughof the County of_______________________ 8~eet~rter r, ________________________________ _ and State of Wyoming, being duly swom, do depose and say that the above a and foregoing account is just and correct and has not been paid, nor any part thereof, by the State of Wyoming. __ J_. __ H.,._ __G_o.o.dna.u.g~ __lt • .D___________________ _ Year_.1.914: __________ _ (Sign Here) Subscribed and sworn to before me thls---~----day of__ J)_e~, ________ 19__~7 _JA~_:rg~;r._~_y__ A,___Ar.bQg_e..s..t ____________________ _ � 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. 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Title A name given to the resource Workmans Compensation Colony Coal Company 1937 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1937 Subject The topic of the resource Workman's Compensation, and 1937 Description An account of the resource Papers documenting the workmans compensation involving the Colony Coal Company in 1937. Papers held together by a brass pin. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George B. Pryde, T.S. Taliaferro. Jr., A.L. Taliaferro Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0211 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co.