Causes of Damage to Clothing

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Occupational Group 10: Clay Quarry Workers

DAMAGE		CLOTHING AFFECTED
		Protective		Outer		Underwear		Footwear
		1		2		3		4
		No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
1.	Abnormal Dirt	36	19.6	45	24.5	31	16.8	18	9.8
2.	Abnormal Perspiration	9	4.9	26	14.1	34	18.5	25	13.6
3.	Abnormal Wear & Tear	95	51.6	148	80.4	83	45.1	123	66.8
4.	Burning	11	6.0	16	8.7	9	4.9	32	17.4
5.	Corrosion	15	8.2	22	12.0	5	2.7	25	13.6
6.	Cuts & Abrasions from Metal Swarf	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7.	Cuts & Abrasions from other causes	10	5.4	16	8.7	10	5.4	13	7.1
8.	Dust & Metal Filings	1	.5	1	.5	-	-	-	-
9.	Humidity	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10.	Odour	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11.	Oil, Grease & Soluble Oils	33	17.9	31	16.8	17	9.2	31	16.8
12.	Weather	15	8.2	29	15.8	8	4.3	27	14.7
13.	Wetness	29	15.8	45	24.5	6	3.3	64	34.8
14.	Other damage	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	.5
	(184=100%)

Occupational Group 11 : Slate Quarry Workers

DAMAGE		CLOTHING AFFECTED
		Protective		Outer		Underwear		Footwear
		1		2		3		4
		No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
1.	Abnormal Dirt	32	18.8	30	17.6	11	6.5	12	7.1
2.	Abnormal Perspiration	1	.6	1	.6	64	37.6	26	15.3
3.	Abnormal Wear & Tear	158	92.9	161	94.7	77	45.3	159	93.5
4.	Burning	4	2.4	3	1.8	-	-	2	1.2
5.	Corrosion	1	.6	-	-	-	-	-	-
6.	Cuts & Abrasions from Metal Swarf	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7.	Cuts & Abrasions from other causes	143	84.1	146	85.9	11	6.5	159	93.5
8.	Dust & Metal Filings	72	42.4	78	45.9	25	14.7	48	28.2
9.	Humidity	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10.	Odour	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11.	Oil, Grease & Soluble Oils	23	13.5	21	12.4	4	2.4	13	7.6
12.	Weather	101	59.4	102	60.0	7	4.1	94	55.3
13.	Wetness	18	10.6	19	11.2	-	-	30	17.6
14.	Other damage	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	(170=100%)

Abnormal Dirt , involved in winning stone, clay and slate from the quarries and from working with granite, gravel, tar etc.: from mixture of water with clay, lime etc. in quarries.

Abnormal Perspiration, during the mixing process: when breaking stones: lifting stones etc., on to wagons: sweat rots shirts etc., particularly in hot summer weather.

Abnormal Wear and Tear, due to friction of wielding picks and shovels, lifting, loading and rubbing against heavy stones: clothing rubbed by ropes being hauled up the face of the quarry: during boring and blasting operations. All clothing is worn out quickly by the continual washing which is necessary. Boots are hard-worn on sharp stones and rocks.

Corrosion, due to clothing coming in contact with tar and lime, particularly hazardous in limestone quarries.

Cuts and Abrasions from other sources: from lifting jagged stones: from drilling machines and other machinery.

Dust: from drillers, when loading lorries and wagons, and from breaking and dressing stone.

Oil, Grease and Soluble Oils: From machinery used in blasting, boring and crushing, and from oil used in the mixing process.

Weather. In windy weather dust is blown all over clothing: working out of doors under all conditions necessitates frequent changes of clothing.

Wetness. Tar, lime, gravel, clay, concrete when moistened by the wetness in the pits’ rot boots very rapidly.

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