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APPENDIX.

Accidents in Coal-mines during the Year ending 31st December, 1891.

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No. and Date. Name of Mine. Locality. Cause of Accident, o g | g | "3 1 I Name of Sufferer. Remarks. Middle Isla; id. 1891. 1. Jan. 8 Brunner Greymouth Truck on incline T. Kennedy The deceased having, without authority, changed places with a trucker named Nuttall, placed a prop the ■wrong way on a truck going up the incline so that it came in contact with the roof, breaking the chain, and causing the truck to run over him. Nuttall was prosecuted and a conviction obtained. Was working with a safety-lamp in face, but had a lighted candle in the bore, which ignited the gas. Was slightly burnt. Got his leg broken by a fall of coal. Head bruised and arm broken. 2. Feb. 9 Waimangaroa Westport,. Slight explosion I John Hollows 3. Mar. 5 Kaitangata Otago Fall of coal Adam Eupp Edw. Phillips 1 1 i. „ 18 Coalbrookdade Westport.. Freeing chain at tension pulley Spragging a truck J Carelessness 1 1 5. „ 21 6. April 8 >j 1 1 Wm. Sneddon Fell, and tub passed over his arm. Recovering lid of oil kettle from under a cornerpulley. Got his arm bruised. Left his place to borrow an axe, and got crushed by a passing truck. Running in front of cuddy and fell. Leg broken below knee. Not employed in mine. Went into an open face of lignite to get some for his own use, when a fall came down and killed him. Chain used for lowering truck broke while he was in .front of it. Only slightly hurt. Scalp wound through a fall of coal; not serious. Injured by a passing truck while taking his brother his tea. Not emp,,oyed in mine. Taking some loose coal after firing a shot, and some fell down, breaking his leg. Was going for a crowbar to prize down some loose coal after a shot, and in passing close by it came down and killed him. After lighting the fuse they retired some distance, and hearing a shot they returned to the face, when the shot went off and both men got burnt about the head and face. n j> 1 1 Vincent Jones 7. June 6 Brunner Greymouth Truck on incline J. Henderson 8. „ 30 Kaitangata Ofcago Running in front of truck 1 John Barlow 9. July 20 Coal Creek Fall of coal 1 1 Thomas Law -0. „ „ Coalbrookdale Truck running away Henry Jones Westport.. LI. July 27 L2. Aug. 3 Shag Point Coalbrookdale Otago Westport.. Got fingers jammed Pall of coal 1 1 1 1 Thos. Young E. Mackie L3. „ „ j» ») Truck on incline 1 1 John Bell L4. Oct. 6 ») j) Fall of coal Henry Dillnot L5. Deo. 1 Coalpit Heath Greymouth )j • • Wm. Dixon Coalbrookdale Westport.. Shot in face Chas. Prince and Edw. Wrixon .6. )> 15 Total i 13 13 :ney A. Gobdo: .A. Inst ,M ,E., Inspecti: ig Engineer.