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

No. 6.—Return of Accidents which proved Fatal in connection with Machinery during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1907.

Name and Address of Owner. Description of Machinery. Name and Age of Person inj urod. | Dai and Nature oi Accident. !ause of Accident, an< Remarks. A. and T. Burt (Limited), Cumberland Street, Dunedin J. W. Easson and Co., Kilbirnie Lathe Thos. Payton; 28 years 5th February, 1907: hurt left hand Payton inadvertently allowed his hand to be caught in the lathe. (Junderson's thumb came in contact with the knives of the planing-machine through the piece of wood he was guiding into the machine slipping. Pardoe was travelling on th<' goods-lift contrary to orders. She put her hand out as the lift was descending, getting it caught between the floor of the building and the top batten of the cage. When putting the block and knife under the sole-cuttir.g press Watts inadvertently placed his finger between the kniie and the leather. Cummings, who was just commencing work in the morning, reached over her machine to start it instead of going round to the side, her hand being on the table of the machine at the time. When the machine started, her hand travelled with the table, and was drawn under the rollers, thus causing the injury to her hand. Planing-machine; Otto Gunders o n ; 30 years 21st February, 1907 : thumb badly cut Aulsebrook and Co., St. Asaph Street, Christchurch Power-lift Eliza Pardoe; 15 years 6th March, 1907 : one of the metacarpal bones of her right hand bruised and displaced Sole-cutting press J. E. Watts; 26 years 18th March, 1907: top of first finger of left hand cut off R. Hannah and Co., 63a Lambton Quay, Wellington Joseph Hatch and Co., City Steam Laundry, Invercargill Ironing - machine heated by gas and air Ellen Mary C u minings ; 28 years 21st March, 1907: crushed hand

Name and Address of Owner. Deecripiion of Machinery. Name and Age of Persons injured. Date and Nature of Accident. Cause of Accident, and Remarks. Jt. l>. Wilson and Co., K u m a r a Railwaystation Portable engine and boiler in sawmill George Wilson; 28 years 6th April, 1906: right leg broken in two or three places, and internal injuries Wilson was injured through the explosion of a locomotive boiler which supplied the steam to the sawmill. Several of the small water-space stays had fractured. These stays supported the inner and outer plating of the firebox of the boiler. Through these stays breaking a greater strain was thrown on the remaining stays, which caused them to carry away. The plate, being now unsupported, bulged some 4 in. This bulging shortened the plate, and threw a severe strain on the rivets at the bottom of firebox. This strain caused the plate to fracture there and the boiler to explode. Parts of it -were hurled in different directions, which caused the fatal injuries to Air. G. Wilson, Mr. James Bull, and Mr. John Le Compte, who were all working in the mill close to boiler at the time of explosion. Ditto. G. D. Wilson and Co., K u m a r a Railwaystation Portable engine and boiler • in sawmill James Bull; 40 years 5th April, 1906 : killed instant anebusly, body being described as bruised almost beyond recognition 5th April, 1906 : gash on the head extending from the front almost to be back, and right arm broken G. D. Wilson and Co., K u m a r a Railwaystation Portable engine and boiler in sawmill John L e Compte; 26 years