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Return of Notices to fence Dangerous Parts of Machinery in Auckland District— contd.
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, 1886.
The Inspector of Machinery, Wellington District, to the Chief Inspector of Machinery. Sir, — Office of Inspector of Machinery, Wellington, 25th May, 1886. I have the honour to forward for your information my annual report of the boilers and machinery inspected in the Wellington, Marlborough, Nelson North, Taranaki, and Hawke's Bay portions of the district for the year ended the 31st March, 1886. I am glad to be able to state that no accidents have occurred to boilers, machinery, or to any person employed about them, during the above period. The number of new boilers put to work during the year is 48—22 imported and 26 colonialmade, making the total number of workable boilers 553, of which number 421 have been inspected, 2t) have extended certificates, 63 are idle, and 49 were still to inspect at the end of the year.
;e o ;ice. lescnp ;ion o: .ao. iinery. 'nr ;s require:encei 1885. Sept. 3 Sept. 4 Sept. 8 Sept. 9 )ct. 28 )ct. 31 *ov. 3 s T ov. 10 s T ov. 1C s T ov. 18 >ec. 19 Dec. 29 1886. "an. 7 "an. 16 Saw-mill ... Cheese factory Saw-mill ... Saw-mill ... Brick and tile works Saw-mill ... Hydraulic lift Saw-mill ... Brick and tile works Saw-mill ... Cement works Saw-mill ... Two fly-wheels of breaking-down saw. Pulley on milk-vat. Driving-belt of planing machine. Two connecting-rods of breaking-down saw. Pair of wheels on brick-making machine. Two pairs pinion- wheels on planing machine. Safety-gear to be fitted. Driving-belt of circular saw. Two pairs of wheels and belt of brick-making machine. Driving-belt of log-winch and driving-belt of circular saw. Two fly-wheels and pair of bevel-wheels on stone-crusher. Three deal-frame fly-wheels and one pair bevel-wheels. Cement works Flour-mill Four belts leading through floor. Engine and fly-wheel, throe pairs of bevel-wheels on Hirs frame, three pairs of bevel-wheels on upright shaft, and fiv< belts on break-rollers. Fly-wheel and belt of sausage machine. Engine fly-wheel and four pulleys. Two lengths of shafting and belt of goose-saw. Belt leading through the barn-floor. Two belts on planing machine. an. 25 teb. 1 ?eb. 3 fair. 6 tlar. 22 Meat-canning factory Printing machinery Saw-mill ... Chaff-cutter Saw-mill ...
fame and Address of Owner. >CKcripl;ion o: Macliinory. 'amo of Persons injured. Nature of Accident. 'atal or not. Causo of Accident and Eemarks. Auckland Fibre Manufacturing Company Jew Zealand Timber Company, Auckland Spinning-framo .. Horizontal engine Leopold La Ferine, aged 14 years William Parker, enginedriver, aged 22 years Eight arm broken, 9th January Keck and chest bruised; compound fracture right leg; 30th December Not .. Fatal It appears he was running towards a spinnilig-frame when he slipped on the floor ; in falling he threw out his arm to save himself; it came in contact with the bohbin-flycr, and was drawn in and broken. It was purely accidental. The machine is protected as far as practicable. It is not known how this accident occurred. It appears the drivers passed through between the enginevalve gear and the end of one of the girders that carry the boiler. Stepping on one of the motionguides—a very risky thing to do—I suppose he missed his footing, and was thrown back by the crosshead. The girders have been shortened, to give more clear space, and a rail fixed, which does away with the inducement to step on the dangerous part referred to. It appears he neglected to adjust the machine-table to its proper position, which caused the piece of wood ho was planing to spring, bringing his hand in contact with the knives. Auckland Timber Company Buzz-plane John Ryan .. Two fingers taken off left hand Kot ..