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

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Name and Address of Owner. Description ol Machinery. Name and Age of j Person injured. Date and Nature of Accident. iause of Accidem Remarks. ;, an* V. and B. Dickie, Waverley 'acker and Jones, Bealey Avenue, Christchurch l. Corrie, Hastings Teale and Haddon, Vanguard and Gloucester Streets, Nelson . Wilkie and Co., Cumberland Street, Dunedin 'itoaithly and Co., Christohurch Flour-mill driven by water-power Planing-machine Circular saw Circular saw .. Cardboard-die machine Sto ne-breaking machine James Wilcox; 19 years 0. S. Packer ; 19 years Walter Everett; 33 years Ed. Holtham; 34 years Mabel Shepherd; 17 years D. Kelleher ; 30 years 26th July, 1905 : both legs broken and one arm broken in two places 27th July, 1905 : tips of two fingers |cut off 12th August, 1905 : index finger cut off and next finger injured 16th August, 1905 : severe out on shoulder 17th August, 1905 : removal of whole of scalp and half of one ear torn away 30th August, 1905: crushed hand Wilcook was engaged sweeping on the ground, and while doing so hie clothing got foul of some shafting in motion. There was a beltpulley where the belt is only used every second or third day for driving the smuttingmaehines. When the belt is off it is hung up with a string. This string broke, and the man caught the end of the string in his hand. The string having caught on the shaft meantime, he was pulled in and carried round the shaft. Packer slipped while at work at a planing-machine, and his hand coming into contact with the cutters of machine, took the tips off two of his fingers. Everett was working at a circular saw and allowed his fingers to come into contaot with the saw. Whilst cutting firewood Holtham allowed a round piece of wood to roll on to sawbench and to saw, buckling it and oausing it to break. A piece of the broken saw struck him on the shoulder, causing the injury. Shepherd was standing underneath the main shafting, when her hair became entangled round the shaft, causing the injury to her head. Kelleher attempted to lubricate oog-wheels of the stonebreaker before the machine had stopped, when his hand was caught by the maohinery and crushed. Holmes inadvertently placed his fingers under the mould-ing-machine and got them crushed. Smith while working at the lathe attempted to clean the point of cutting-tool with his finger, when he lost the point of it. Barker slipped when working at this machine, when his finger came into contact with it. French attempted to push the belt over with his hand while machine was in motion, when he got his finger oaught between the belt and pulley. Murray was working at doughmachine when his hand was drawn in between the rollers, his hand and arm being badly torn. Patton was engaged disconnecting a water-service pipe. To get at the pipe he had to use a ladder, and was working between the pipe and eccentric sheave attaohed to a pump below. He was wearing a loose jacket at the time, which caught in the key, which was projecting about 3 in. beyond the eccentrio on the shaft. Overend, whilst working at this machine for cleaning skins, allowed his hand to come in contact with the revolving arms of the machine whilst in motion. I. Hannah and Co., Lambton Quay, Wellington Sole- moulding maohine Wm. Holmes; 16 years 20th September, 1905 : Fingers jammed V. Cable and Co., Waterloo Quay, Wellington Lathe D. Smith; 17 years 20th September, 1905: taking off the tip and nail of index finger of right hand V. Bates, Lower High Street, Christohurch Shaping-machine J. E. Barker; 27 years 23rd September, 1905: slight injury to second finger of right hand 29th September, 1905 : tip of third finger of left hand torn off lulsebrook and Co., St. Asaph Street, Christchurch Biscuit-cutting machine Thos. French; 22 years ). Kingsland and Son, Inveroargill Dough-breaking on rollers Chas. Murray; 17 years 30th September, 1905 : Hand and arm drawn between rollers and skin badly torn Vellington Fresh Food and Ice Company, Dixon Street, Wellington Main - shaft for driving ohurns and pumps David Patton; 36 years 3rd October, 1905: dislocated shoulder, and three ribs broken Vebster and Co., 46 Manchester Street, Christchuroh Paddle-dolly for cleaning tkins 9th October, 1905; Skin torn off from back of left hand Jas. Overend; 52 years