Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Weekly Star, March 18, 1924, p. 1. Note: The remainder of this item was cut off in copying as indicated by ellipsis. 54,850 PERSONS INURED IN 1923 Industrial accidents claimed 54,850 victims among Hoosier working men and women last year, the annual report of the state industrial board just published, shows. Of the total of 54,850, the report shows that 268 were killed or died of their injuries. It was the heaviest casualty list in the history of the state, representing an increase of 16,246 over the previous year. "Prosperity and the large turn-over of labor are responsible for the great increase," Thomas Roberts, chairman of the state industrial board, said. "Many Mexicans and negroes have been imported by the steel mills in Lake county and these men are slow in learning safetly [sic] requirements." Coal mining accidents claimer 67,.. Constance T. Shotts, Ed.D., CG(SM) CG and Certified Genealogist are Service Marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board certificants after periodic evaluations by the Board and the board name is a trademark registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office.