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APPENDIX 11.

Accidents in Coal-mines during the Year ending 31st December, 1894.

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No. and Date. Name of Mine. Locality. Cause of Accident. .§§ t> a a o s S3 O S3 Name of Sufferer. Kemarks. 1894. 1. Feb. 10 2. April 24 Taupiri Reserve Taupiri Extended Ditto Huntly .. Nort) Fall of coal Is, land, 1 1 1 1 Jas. Holland Alf. Gadman Lump of coal fell on his foot. 3. May 28 Hand jarred while bunking-out Injury to hand .. Injured by pick .. Fall of coal Fall of a wedge .. Finger jarred Arm bruised by coming in contact with a skip while escaping a fall of coal Fall of coal 1 1 Robt. Colson Not serious. 4. June 25 5. July 4 6. „ 9 7. „ 26 8. Aug. 10 9. Sept. 18 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Fredk. Cox .. T. McQuillan W. Waugh .. Edwd. Burke Thos. Russell T. Griffiths Struck in eye by piece of coal. Wedge fell on his foot. Not serious. Waikato Waikato .. 10. Oct. 24 Taupiri Extended Ditto Huntly .. Wm. Gilder i 1 11. „ 2G 12. Nov. 12 Fell behind a skip i 1 1 Robt. Robson C. G. Minnett Rupture of hip. */ • • 1 13. Jan. 10 Coalbrookdale Coalbrookdale Ditto Mid, 'le r sla: 1 ■d. l Wm. Hedley Timber loosened by a shot just fired. Leg broken by truck running back on him. Fracture of ribs. Fall of timber .. 14. Feb. 24 Pin of truck breaking Fall of- coal from roof Fall of coal at pillar 1 l Silvio Martini 15. April 17 Mokihinui Westport.. l 1 Wm. Stirl .. 16. May 12 Iron Bridge .. C o albrookdale 1 1 Robt. Gibson There were some strong joints in coal at place, and it probably slipped on one of them. Arm dislocated at shoulder. 17. „ 24 Blackball Grey Fall of coal when holing Coal flying from pick's point No account Run over by tub.. 1 1 R. Greenshields 18. „ 26 1 1 Geo. Nuttall Struck in eye. 19. Feb. 12 20. April 11 Gibston Kaitangata .. Otago 1 1 1 James Gowan Alex. Ramsey Arm broken. Tub got unhitched. No one to. blame. Runaway tub. No one to blame. Spine seriously injured. 1 21. May 5 22. Sept. 27 Shag Point .. Fall of coal from roof Ditto .. 1 1 1 A. Crawford J. McDonald i 23. Nov. 21 Homebush .. 1 1 S. McKircher No one to blame.