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No. 5. —Return of Accidents (not Fatal) in connection with Machinery during the Financial Year ending 31st March, 1903.

Name and Address o( Owner. Description of Machinery. Name and Age of Date and N-tture Person injured. of Accident. Cause of Accident, and Remarks. Satherley Bros., Appleby Aulsebrook and Co., Christchuroh C'laff-cutter .. George Neuman; ageci 29 Cocoa- nibbing Charles Savage; machine aged 14 12th April, 1902: j hand taken off 14th April, 1902: | ends of second | and third! fingers on left band crushed 30th April, 1902: crushed tip of left-hand forefinger 10th May, 1902: thumb on right hand crushed 28 th May, 1902: out forehead I Hand caught by a string, which drew it through the rollers. Tips of fingers were caught in mitrewheels. Robertson and Co., Phoenix Foundry, Wellington Planing-macbine .. E. Eothe ; aged 17 Allowed finger to rest on end of steamchest, which was caught by tool. W. Cable and Co., Foundry, Wellington W. Cable and Co., Foundry, Wellington John Overend, Rolleston Street,' Wellington Island Block Golddredging Company, Miller's Flat Overhead travelling- ! H. Evans ; aged crane 16 Thumb caught in cogs of travellingcrane through carelessness. Winch .. .. W. Johnston; aged 17 Struck on forehead by handle of winoh through carelessness. Briokmaking- i AUxander Milmaohine ler ; aged 26 5th June, 1902 : arm injured Arm caught in cog-wheels of briokmaohine. Steam-winch .. Harold Williams ; aged 24 5th July, 1902 : crushed foot Standing on winoh when stopped to free stern-line. Enough steam was left to cause engines to make several revolutions. Foot drawn in between cogwheels. Putting hand inside oylinder while boring and being caught by tool. Robertson and Co., Phoenix Foundry, Wellington S. Luke and Co., Engineers, Wellington Consolidated Goldfields of New Zealand (Limited), Wealth of Nations Mine, Reefton Turning-lathe .. C. S. Newson aged 24 Lathe .. .. Foster M a ynard; aged 18 Cyanide-works .. |E iri ngton Castle ; aged 19 15th July, 1902 : thumb on right' hand crushed 14th August, I 1902 : finger caught by tool and top of finger taken off 28th August, 1902 : fracture of both bones of the arm below elbow, break above elbow, and thigh broken 6th September, 1902: foot crushed 11th September, 1902 : thumb on right hand orushed 15th September, 1902 : injury j to head His having accidentally set the lathe in motion. Making short-cut across shaft of tailingswheel. Long overcoat caught in ooupling and wound him round the shaft. Timpany Bros., Sawmillers, Invercargill Aulsebrook and Co., Christohurch Hauling-engine .. Michael Dooley; aged 22 Carelessness in placing his foot on eoleplate of engine, which was struck by crank. Neglected to stop chain when olearing away starch. Thumb caught between ohain and wheel. Starch-buck .. George Henry Roseberry Wright; aged 18 Lift .. .. ! John Chapman; aged 51 Griffin and Sons (Limited), Confectioners, Nelson Mahinapua Sawmilling Company, Lake Mahinapua John Hammett, 63, S e 1 w y n Street, Addington Herbert Gardiner, Irwell Lift well fenced, but overbalanced reaching over well and fell over. Caused through his own carelessness. Sawmill .. .. Bichard Thos. [ Webb ; aged 54 17th September, 1902 : injury in groin Piece of wood flew off saw and struck Webb in groin. Circular-saw .. William Sykes ; aged 22 17th September, 1902: two fingers out off Hand slipped off pieoe of wood he was cutting on to saw. Water-wheel .. John Edwards; aged 23 19th September, 1902 : left arm torn off above elbow 20th September, j 1902: two fingers taken off and one crushed 25th September, 1902:crushed foot 6th October, 1902: right hand cut off. 7th October, 1902: top of little finger on left hand crushed 9th Ootober, 1902 : face cut Well proteoted. Edwards went inside and laid over shaft while wheel in motion to pick up chain in the water, and his clothes became entangled. Cleaning engine. End of waste caught in cogs and drew in hand. Premier Gold- ! dredging Company, Bu Her River Prinoe of Wales' Dredging Company, Ross W. Collingwood, Kaimata, Inglewood Robertson and Co., Phoenix Foundry, Wellington Stationary engine .. | Thomas Powiok ; aged 59 Dredge .. .. William Murray ; aged 24 Placed foot on frame of winch, when drum, slowly revolving, caught hie foot. Put hand on feed-box while looking around, and got hand in press. Chaff-outter .. W. Col lingwood; aged 55 Lifting-tackle .. J. Prenderville ; aged 18 Taokle slipping, and he did not notioe that his hand was in danger. Greenstone Creek Gold - dredging Company, via Kuntara Dredge .. .. T. Reynolds; aged 38 Repairing bucket pin, when an iron bar slipped and caught Reynolds on the face.