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Metadata
Title |
SAFETY, Equipment (Guards, Etc.) |
Date |
1955-1959 |
Description |
Series of photographs of safety equipment. 422-2: Ralph Hines operating a head-rig sawyer, 1958. Sharp Bits March 1958 Vol. 9 No. 2 pg. 3 "Head-rig Sawyer in the Spearfish Sawmill has strong steel boiler plate guarding him overhead, on the left side, and in front. The carriage on which the logs ride is a pushbutton-controlled machine that has been in operation since last September. Ralph Hines is the operator." 422-3: Douglas Titus observing a a ball mill in the South Mill, 1958. Sharp Bits March 1958 Vol. 9 No. 2 pg. 6 "Ball Mill safey gaurd prevents workers from falling into the revolving horizontally-mounted cylinder that grinds ore into a fine pulp. Douglas Titus is the South Mill employee pictured here. 422-4: Phil Graves (right) and John Vigna (left) examin a ventilation pipe, 1958. Above them is a sign that reads "Save your eyes // Wear your googles." Sharp Bits March 1958 Vol. 9 No. 2 pg. 11 "Discussing a ventilation problem are Safety Engineer Phil Graves (right) and Drill Sharpening Shop Foreman John Vigna. They are examining a ventilation pipe which will be installed on a buffing machine that buffs mine dirt off roof bolts, and also cleans drill rod threads aftery they have been heat-treated." 422-5: Russell Ostwald (front) and an unidentified man operating a rip saw, 1958. Sharp Bits March 1958 Vol. 9 No. 2 pg. 17 "They are hard to see - but right where this rough board enters the rip saw are some "anti-kickback finers." Together with the heavy leather apron these "fingers" protect the operator Russell Ostwald of the Planning Mill at the Spearfish from "kickbacks."" 422-6: Bill Joens (left) and Glenn Kessler (right) operating an automatic trim saw, 1958. Sharp Bits March 1958 Vol. 9 No. 2 pg. 22 "Safety Gaurd on an automatic trim saw in the Lumber and Timber Department Planning Mill protects operator Bill Joens (left) and Glenn Kessler. The safety guard is over the top of the saw which is to the left of Kessler's arm." 422-7: Close-up view of a piece of logging machinery. 422-8: Otto Aronldt operating a lath trimmer, 1958. Sharp Bits March 1958 Vol. 9 No. 2 pg. 10 "Lath trimmer also has safey guards near the saw. The safety guard for the saw on left of photo is visible. The right guard is out of view behind Spearfish Sawmill employee Otto Aronldt." 422-9: Henry Marsh straightening a bar in the Drill Sharpening Shop, 1959. Sharp Bits May 1959 Vol. 10 No. 4 pg. 4 "Straightening a bar in the Drill Sharpening Shop is Henry Marsh. During March, an employee disregarded orders and was cleaning the air hammer without turning off the air. He was lucky because his hand was only fractured instead of being amputated. Signs have since been installed on all air hammers." 422-10: John Cox skimming silver chloride and other impurities off the top of molten gold, 1959. Sharp Bits May 1959 Vol. 10 No. 4 pg. 5 "Skimming Silver Chloride and other impurities off the top of molten gold is a "hot" job in the Metallugical Departmen'ts Refinery. John Cox uses long-handled tongs, safey glasses and colored face shield, and asbestos clothing for protection from the intense heat." 422-11: Wesley Swikart opening an air-controlled gate, 1959. Sharp Bits May 1959 Vol. 10 No. 4 pg. 8 top "Wesley Swihart is opening the air-controlled gate of the 3,200-foot level Yates by-pass ore raise. The safety screens are shown in a closed position on the dump to prevent anyone from stepping or falling into the raise." 422-12: Gene Burr sawing a steel cable in the Rope House, 1959. Sharp Bits May 1959 Vol. 10 No. 4 pg. 10 "This completely guarded saw is in the Rope House. Mechanical Department employee Gene Burr saws a steel cable. The guard and shields prevent bits of metal from flying about. A ventiliation fan (covered at right edge of photo) starts simultanesouly with the cut-off saw." 422-13: Alvin Eide parting "silver" from "gold" in assay samples, 1959. Sharp Bits May 1959 Vol. 10 No. 4 pg. 11 "Toxic acid fumes and heat are carried away in this operation by a ventilation hood. Alvine Eide, Assay Section employee, is parting "silver" from "gold" in these assay samples. 422-14: Chris Lomheim (left) and Walter Thomsen (right) on scaffolding, 1959. Sharp Bits May 1959 Vol. 10 No. 4 pg. 12 "Safety scaffolding in this aluminum sectional roller scaffold. Cleats have been nailed to the planks to prevent them from slidding or slipping. Rollers have been removed from the base section to prevent the scaffold from rolling. On the left is Enginnering and Construction Department employee Chris Lomheim. Right is Walter Thomsen." 422-15: Clarence Karte serving a model of a safety guard outside the north door ot the Ross Shaft Crusher Room, 1959. Sharp Bits May 1959 Vol. 10 No. 4 pg. 13 "Safety guard is outside the north door of the Ross Shaft Crusher Room. The guard prevent anyone from stepping into the road wihtout first looking both ways. The safety sign hanging on the guard reads "safety zone, watch for cars." Clarence Korte of the Mechanical Department served as our "model"." 422-16: Herbert Butcher measuring the amount of ore in the by-pass raise on the 3,200-foot level, 1959. Sharp Bits May 1959 Vol. 10 No. 4 pg. 22 "Measuring the amount of ore in the by-pass raise on the 3,200-foot level at the Yates Shaft is Herbert Butcher. The safety screens are shown here in an opened position, and were closed immediately after Butcher had secured the ore measurement." 422-17: Morris Rhine (background) and Oley Swanson removing clay containers from an electric furnace, 1959. Sharp Bits May 1959 Vol. 10 No. 4 pg. 23 "Long-handled tongs and asbestos gloves are used to handle crucibles in the Assay Section of the Metallurgical Department. These glass containers are heated to 1,950 degree (Fahrenheit), thus Morris Rhine (background) and Oley Swanson are using these protective devices as they removed the crucibles from the electric furnance and pour into button molds. Ventilation hood (overhead) carries away heat and fumes." 422-18: John Cox (left) and Thomas Guilder (right) pouring gold bars, 1959. Sharp Bits May 1959 Vol. 10 No. 4 pg. 24 "Pouring gold bars in the refinery that are molten (2,100 degrees Fahrenheit) requires protective equipment as worn by John Cox (left) and Thomas Guilder. The equipment constits of long-handled tongs; asbestors apron, sleeves, and mitts; and colored face shields over safety eye glasses." 422-19: Air-operated elevator in the Machine Shop, 1959. Sharp Bits May 1959 Vol. 10 No. 4 pg. 25 "Air-operated elevator in the Machine Shop. Hook shown in lower left prevents gate from being opened if cage has been removed. Lever at the rop is used to force pins into guide holes to prevent cage from dropping while being unloaded. Behind the frame in upper right is an automatic safety valve which turns off the air upon gate being opened." 422-20: Phil Graves (left) and William Campbell (right) looking up at a banner that reads "Safety starts between the ears," 1955. Sharp Bits May 1955 Vol. 6 No. 4 pg. 5 "New Sign - This "subtle" reminder hangs in a conspicious place in the Yates Dry. Looking up at it are Safety Engineer Phil Graves (left) and Assistant Mine Superintendent William Campbell." 422-21: Two men pulling out materials from a machine. 422-22: Three men standing on timbers and metal beams. |
Collection |
Homestake Mining Company Collection |
Object Name |
Series, Archival |
Catalog Number |
HMCC 422 |
Print size |
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People |
Aronldt, Otto Burr, Gene Butcher, Herbert Campbell, William Cox, John Eide, Alvin Graves, Philip Graves, Phill Guider, Thomas Guilder, Thomas Hines, R. Hines, Ralph Joens, Bill Karte, Clarence Kessler, Glenn Lomheim, Chris Marsh, Henry Ostwald, Russell Rhine, Morris Swanson, Oley Swikart, Wesley Thomsen, Walt Titus, Doug Vigna, John |
Search Terms |
1950s Assaying Gold Gold Processing Homestake Employees Homestake Mining Company Lead Logging Men Ross Shaft Safety Safety in Homestake |