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Return of Accidents to Seamen and Others on board Ship reported to the Marine Department during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1902.

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Date of Name of Vessel, Port of Registry, Accident. and Official Number. Name of Person injured. Nature of Injury : Fatal or otherwise. Place where Accident occurred. _., , . ., i , Particulars as to Accident and its Cause, and Verdict of Jury where Place where Accident occurred. Coroners Inquest held. !__ 1901. April 3 . 16 Jfay 4 6 June 15 July 4 5 ., 11 Cygnet, s.s., Lyttelton, 91893 .. Sarah and Mary, Invercargil), 52365 Invercargill, s.s., Dunedin, 84489 Cainphill, Liverpool, 96333 .. Wanaka, s.s., Dunedin, 95018 Hinemoa, s.s., Welhngon, 69016 Clyde, Lyttelton, 71793 Rotokino, s.s., Dunedin, 84499 James Ross, O.S. J. Christensen, mate .. Mons Monson, A.B. J. J. Klein, A. B. Oliver A. Nolan, A.B. .. George Cousins, chief cook James Cowan, mite and A.B. H. Robinson, chief steward Broken arm Bruised ankle Fatal Finger hurt Hand damaged Injury to foot Knee damaged Alongside wharf at Lyttelton O.S. James Ro3S, in getting on board ship at night, fell between wharf and ship into the water, breaking his arm in the fall. Alongside wharf, Dunedin .. In heaving up some timber it ran afc along the deck, and struck Christensen's foot, bruising the ankle severely. Alongside wharf, Waikawa .. While shifting a truck from goods-shed to ship Monson stood on the truck while the truck was being pushed along by the mate. On reaching the end of the wharf the truck ran off the line on to the ship's deck, and Monson in jumping off got his leg under the wheel. At sea : Lat. 38° 36' S. ; Whilst furling main topgallant-sail the man fell to the deck, long. 61° 43' E. and was instantaneously killed. Lyttelton .. .. Whilst clearing a derrick-fall the first finger of Nolan's right hand got jammed in the block, and was hurt severely. Palliser Bay, Cook Strait .. A sea breaking on board carried away the hook securing the galley door, which, swinging close to the lintel, to which the cook was holding, jammed his fingers, cutting off the top of the forefinger of his right hand and badly hurting the other fingers. Greymouth .. .. While taking in a cargo of timber a piece of the timber Cowan was handling slipped off the hatoh-coaming and struck him on the foot, injuring it. At sea .. .. .. The chief steward, walking along the deck at night while the ship was pitching, slippedon the timber stowed on deck, and damaged his right knee. At sea on voyage to Sydney- While coming down from aloft the man lost his hold by some means unknown, and fell on No. 2 hatch, a distance of 63 ft., breaking his arm and cutting his head badly. Lyttelton .. .. Wells was up the main rigging witbout permission, and in attempting to come down on the insida hand-over-hand lost his hold and fell to the deck. Off Gisborne .. .. While engaged in putting out one of the ship's boats the man fell off the skids, bruising his ribs and sustaining internal injuries. Lyttelton .. .. I). McRae was engaged scrubbing the ship's side from a punt, and in shifting the punt his fingers were caught between it and the steamer's side. Lat. 42° 51' S.; long. 122° While engaged in unbending the spanker the man was swept 15' E. overboard by the flapping of the sail and drowned. Lyttelton .. .. While engaged discharging railway-iron Jo3eph Salt, a labourer, jammed one of his fingers in the iron. Oruawharo River, Kaipara .. Accident caused through the boy getting legs entangled in the fore-boom guy-tackle fall while the foresail was being jibed. Queen's Wharf, Wellington The man fell from 'tween-decks into hold, receiving a severe shaking. „ 24 Monowai, s.s., Dunedin, 84497 Robeit James Sanders, O.S. Fatal „ 28 Rimutaka, s.s., Plymouth, 111355 W. C. Wells, saloon waiter Fracture of right thigh and forearm, and severe contusion of left elbow Aug. 8 Tutauekai, s.s. George Kennedy, A.B. Bruised ribs and internal injuries .. „ 27 Inveroargill, s.s., Dunedin, 84489 D. McRae, ship's boy .. Bruised fingers . 29 Isle of Erin, Liverpool, 70977 Thomas Newman, A.B. Fatal Sept. 9 Hinemoa, s.s., Wellington, 69016 Huia, Auckland, 102268 Joseph Salt, labourer .. George Morgan, boy Injury to left middle finger of left hand Both legs broken „ 14 Oct. 7 Paparoa, s.s., Plymouth, 111346 J. Riggs, boatswain Severe shaking