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Return of Notices to fence Dangerous Parts of Machinery in the Auckland Districtcontinued.

Return of Accidents to Life and Limb which have occurred in connection with Land Boilers and Machinery in the Auckland District during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1885.

;e o: "otice. 'escripi "ion o: .ac. unery. 'ar; *s requiring :eneei 1884. July 10 ... Saw-mill ... Four lengths of shafting, two fly-wheels of breaking-down saw, and two driving-belts. Driving-belt of breaking-down saw, and feed spindle of same. Safety-gear, to be fitted, Driving-belts on moulding machine, driving-belts on two sashbar machines, and driving-belts on two planing machines. Three fly-wheels on breaking-down saws. Two lengths of shafting. Engine fly-wheel. Fly-wheels of breaking-down saw, driving-belt of circular saw, and driving-belt of planing machine. Twelve lengths of shafting, two driving-belts on circular saws, and four fly-wheels of breaking-down saws. One pair of pinion-wheels. Two belts of vertical saw. Three lengths of shafting and coupling on engine-shaft. Driving-belt of planing machine, and fly-wheel of vertical saw. Pair of wheels on winch, and driving-belt of circular saw. Connecting-rod of vertical saw, engine fly-wheel, and pulleyon driving-shaft Fly-wheel and driving-belt. Fly-wheel and driving-belt. Driving-belts leading through the floor and the machine. Safety-gear to be fitted. July 10 ... July 16 ... July 16 ... Saw-mill ... Steam-lift... Saw-mill ... Aug. 23 ... Aug. 27 ... Sept. 18 ... Oct. 18 ... Saw-mill ... Saw-mill ... Cheese factory Saw-mill ... Oct. 26 ... Saw-mill ... Oct. 27 ... Nov. 5 ... Nov. 6 ... Nov. 8 ... Nov. 11 ... Nov. 25 ... Pumping machinery Saw-mill ... Saw-mill ... Saw-mill ... Saw-mill ... Colliery ... Dec. 11 ... Dec. 13 ... Dec. 19 ... Dec. 30 ... Wool-pressing Wool-pressing Printing ... Steam-lift...

Name and Address of Owner. Description of Machinery. Name of Person injured. Nature of Accident. Fatal or not. Cause of Accident, and Bemarks. Messrs. Bycroft and Co., Auckland Flour-mill Edward Campbell Arm broken in two places, and one rib broken, 19th May Not .. Was employed as a fireman. It appears one of the bolts wrapped round the shaft. When attempting to unwrap it in motion, instead of stopping the engine, as the instructions were, he got entangled with it, and was swung round with the revolving shaft. Mr. B. Kean, Auckland Brick and works tile Alfred Bowden, aged 14 years Left hand crushed, 8th July Not .. It appears he was near the brickmaking machine,when he slipped on a piece of wet clay; in falling he threw out his hands to save himself; the left hand was drawn in between the guard and pinion, and badly crushed, which necessitated amputation. The machine is guarded as far as practicable. [r. H. Coupland, Auckland. Firewood-cutting Michael McNamee, aged 24 years Right arm out off, the left nearly severed, 16th July Fatal It appears he got up on the circu-lar-saw bench to get down a piece of sacking to use as an apron, when, owing to it being wet and slippery, he accidentally fell backward against the saw, which took off the right arm and nearly severed the left. The unfortunate man died shortly afterwards. He ought to have stopped the saw before getting on the bench. At the inquest a verdict of accidental death was returned.