27

H.—lsa

No. 5. —Return of Non-fatal Accidents in connection with Machinery— continued.

Name and Address of Owner. Description of Machinery. Name and Age of Person injured. Date of Accident and Nature of Injury. Cause of Accident, and Remarks. Soss and Glendining (Limited), Dunedin Carding William King ; 25 years 18th January, 1909 : chin cut When starting the machine King slipped and fell on the sharp edge of a revolving pulley. Wright was cleaning down the roller while the machine was in motion, when he slipped and his hand came in contact with the rollers. While working at the boringmachine Harding allowed his hand to get into the gearing. O'Kane was working at the machine with the sleeve of his shirt hanging down, when it caught in the machine and his arm was drawn in. While working at the bench Fraser slipped and, putting out his hand to save himself, got his finger caught under the roller of bench. The separator went to pieces, owing to the spindle breaking. Campbell was struck on the leg with one of the pieces. Pirott was trying to put a belt on with the machinery in motion, when his hand was caught. While working the machine Bailey's coat-sleeve caught on a projecting set-screw, thus drawing his hand against the machine. Mason was adjusting a die in the machine when another employee stepped on the trip, thus bringing the beam of the machine down on Mason's fingers. In starting the compressor with a bar in the fly-wheel while steam was on, the wheel came back suddenly, crushing Saunders's finger between the concrete bed and the bar. Galvin was repairing the lift when the cage was suddenly released, and in its fall it struck Galvin on the face, resulting in the injuries named. Gunn placed his fingers on bedplate, when the knife came down and caught his fingers. While the saw was in motion Smart put his hand on it. J. Bayley and Sons (Limited), Burnsido Setting and fleshing James Wright; 21 years 19th January, 1909 : arm and hand badly crushed and cut \. and T. Burt (Limited), Dunedin Drilling Oliver Harding ; 17 years 22nd January, 1909 : first and second fingers of left hand crushed 23rd January, 1909 : muscles of right forearm lacerated i. and T. Burt (Limited), Dunedin Nibbling James O'Kane; 14 years rhoman Latta, Owaka Sawmill Robert Fraser ; 34 years 25th January, 1909: finger broken Eureka Co-operative Dairy Company, Eureka Cream-separator K. 0. Campbell ; 26 years 27th January, 1909 : leg fractured kVaimauku Creamery Association, Waimauku Separator shafting Henry Pirott; 25 years 28th January, 1909 : arm broken above elbow vhristohurch Tramway Board, Christohuroh Boring William Bailey; 16 years 1st February, 1909 : wrist fractured r. and 'J , . Christie, Dunedia Sheet-iron bending William Mason ; 27 years 12th February, 1909: three fingers crushed Northern Coal Company, Kiripaka Air-compressor Jas. Saunders ; 32 years 15th February, 1909 : second finger of right hand crushed Wex. Ross and (Jo., Wellington Goods-lift J. Galvin ; 22 years 8th February, 1909 : numerous bones broken about nose, cheek, and jaw i. Harvey and Sons, Auckland Guillotine Dennis Gunn ; 15 years 19th February, 1909 : two fingers of left hand injured 19th February, 1909 : three fingers of left hand cut 23rd February, 1909 : left hand cut Ross and Glendining (Limited), Dunedin Circular saw George Smart; 29 years iV. Crabtree and Sons, Wellington Turning-lathe .. H. A. Pierard ; 21 years While working at the lathe Pierard's hand was caught between the work he was doing and the bed of the lathe. In working at the lathe Reid's hand caught on the handrest. While adjusting the feedinggear when the machine was in motion Lodder got his finger caught in it. McDonald was cleaning the pulley on the crank-shaft for the governor-belt while the engine was in motion. His shirt-sleeve caught on the belt, and his hand was dragged into the gearing. i. and T. Burt (Limited), Dunedin Turret lathe Herbert Reid ; 19 years 23rd February, 1909 : left thumb injured. Robertson and Co., Wellington Drilling E. Lodder; 17 years 25th February, 1909 : first finger of right hand crushed Roderick McDonald, Roslyn Bush Traction-engine Roderick McDonald ; 42 25th February, 1909 : right hand badly crushed, necessitating amputation years