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No. 5.—Return of Accidents (not Fatal) in connection with Machinery— continued.

Name and Address of Owner. Description of Machinery. Name and Age of Person injured. Date and Nature of Accident. Cause of Accident, and Remarks. Murgatroyd Bros., Manchester Street, Christohurch Wool-soouring machine Alfred Ransley; aged 31 23rd November, 1904 : crushed fingers Carelessness. This employee attempted to lubricate the cog-wheels of this machine while in motion. Mishap While driving a wedge on the breaking-down bench he missed the wedge and his right arm went back into the saw. Smith, MeKean and Co., Ohutu Saw-mill John MoKean; aged 22 25th November, 1904 : arm cut with circular saw and afterwards amputated in the hospital above elbow 1st December, 1904: left hand cut off Campbell and Burke, 2, Belfast Street, Wellington Planing machine Ernest Meriok; aged 18 Carelessness. While pushing a piece of timber over the planing - knives his fingers were caught by the blades, the hand drawn in, and severed below the wrist. Mishap. Clothing got caught in machine he was attending to. Carelessness. Finger oaught while feeding machine. Riohard Kent, Victoria I Strt et, Ghristchuroh Polishing maohine S. J. Sapsford ; aged 19 1st December, 1904: out over eye R. Hannah and Co., Lambton Quay, Wellington A. H. Webb, 146, Montreal Street, Sydenham, Christchurch Leather-rollers.. William Sadd ; aged 17 1st December, 1904 : finger crushed Wood-planing maohine W. Webb; aged 21 9th December, 1904: lost little finger Carelessness. While pushing a piece of timber over the knives his hand slipped and got caught. Mishap. Inadvertently put his hand on top of revolving wheel, while engaged at work at the wringer. Foolhardiness. Attempted to clean dough off stamps with his fingers while maohine was in motion. Foolhardiness. Griffiths attempted to remove the dough from machine while in motion. Mishap. Inadvertently put his hand in mitre machine. Philip Wills, Hanson Street, Wellington Power clotheswringer Arthur Miller; aged 39 19th December, 1904: finger slightly crushed Bycroft (Limited), Shortland Street, Auokland. B iscuit-cutting machine Wilfred Jonson; aged 19 30th Deoember, 1904: fingers out Bycroft (Limited), Shortland Street, Auokland Biscuit-cutting machine Hugh Griffiths; aged 18 6th January, 1905: finger cut H. Brown and Co., New Plymouth Mitre machine.. Lathe Edward Shaw; aged 30 4th January, 1905 : top of middle finger of left hand cut off 10th January, 1905 : injury to hand Carelessness. Through ignoring instructions and handling drill wrongly he got his hand jambed in the lathe-rest. Mishap. Finger caught between tool and the piece of brass he was working. With care it might have been avoided. Foolhardiness. Attempted to lubricate machine while in motion. Carelessness. While feeding he allowed his hand to get into the knives of the woodplaning machine. Mishap. In reversing machine by hand he got bis hand caught in cog-wheels. Mishap. Slipped while working at the machine and inadvertently put his hand between cog-wheels in trying to recover himself. Foolhardiness. Attempting to olear the cutters with his hand while the machine was in motion. Mishap. While in the act of lubricating the engine, which at the time was not in motion, with his foot in the path of the crank, the winchman suddenly lifted the ladder, freeing the buckets and causing the engine to turn half a revolution and jamb Tizard's foot. Carelessness. While working at the maohine his right hand was caught. Foolhardiness. Through placing his right hand on the back of the saw while in motion to remove sawdust. G. Methven and Co., Crawford Street, Dunedin G. Cunningham ; aged 20 W. Cable and Co., Lion Foundry, Wellington Lathe H. Johnson; aged 19 11th January, 1905 : second finger of right hand lacerated W. Cable and Co., Lion Foundry, Wellington Travelling crane S. Williamson; aged 16 13th January, 1905: arm lacerated C. and W. Hayward, 103, George Street, Dunedin Wood-planing machine A. L. Hay ward; aged 39 17th January, 1905: lost first three fingers of right hand Wairarapa Farmers' Cooperative Association, Masterton James Maddren, Madras Street, Christohurch Goods - lift machine Edwin Daniel; aged 26 27th January, 1905 : thumb crushed Flax-stripper W. Ohenery; aged 38 13th February, 1905 : finger taken off at second joint Aulsebrook and Co., Confectioners, Christchurch B i scuit-cutting maohine George Evens; aged 16 20ch February, 1905 : fingers of left hand crushed Junotion Electric Goldmining Company (Limited), Dunedin Steam-engine .. Charles Tizard; aged 18 22nd February, 1905: two toes broken Edmonds and Page, Tuam Street, Christchurch Griffin and Sons (Limited), Nelson Wo odworking machine William Evans; aged 30 24th February, 1905 : fingers of right hand badly cut 16th March, 1905 : thumb and two fingers of right hand injured Circular saw .. Thomas Linning; aged 30