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No. 5.—Return of Non-fatal Accidents in connection with Machinery—continued.
No. 6.—Return of Fatal Accidents in connection with Machinery during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1909.
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 lteniarks. Alliance Box Company (Limited), Dunedin Buzz planer Thos. French ; 19 years 26th February, 1909 : back of fingers cut While planing a piece of timber French's fingers came in contact with the knives of the machine. While feeding the machine Duncan's hand was drawn into the rollers. Ross was attempting to fix the belt on the pulley while the machine was in motion when her finger was caught between the belt and the pulley. While working at the machine a piece of the work Luke was doing broke off, and struck him in the eye. The " holder " caught in the lathe, and coming round struck Fuller's left arm. While sawing a piece of timber it flew out of Wylie's hand, and in endeavouring to save himself he placed his hand against the saw. Webster was passing carameldough to the man who was putting it throvigh the rollers, and seeing an odd bit of dough sticking to the rollers he tried to take it off, when he got his hand caught in the rollers. Owens got his hand drawn into the rollers of the machine. New Zealand Paper Mills (Limited), Mataura Paper-bag making W. Duncan; 15 years 3rd March, 1909: hand severely crushed 4th March, 1909: first finger of right hand taken off Robs and (Jlendining (Limited), Dunedin Sewing Lily Boss ; 20 years W. Cable and Co., Wellington Punching J. Luke; 38 8th March, 1909: injured eye years A. and T. Hurt (Limited), Dunedin Lathe Rachel Fuller ; 17 years 12th March, 1909: left arm slightly bruised 17th March, 1909: first joint of left thumb cut off Alliance Box Company (Limited), Dunedin Saw-bench James Wylie ; 20 years Aulsebrook and Co., Chris tchurch Caramel-rollers.. George Webster ; 19 years 26th March, 1909: right hand slightly crushed Aulsebrook and Co., Christchurch Confectionerydough rollers G. F. Owens ; 20 years 29th March, 1909: three ringers of left hand cut
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. YVailii Grand Junction Gold - mining Company (Limited), Waihi The New Zealand Timber Company, Koutu Waihi Gold-mining Company (Limited), Waihi Air-compressor.. Log band-saw .. Francis Mahon; 21 years A. C. Ellis ; 26 years 18th May, 1908 : disembowelled 16th June, 1908: right leg severed above the knee, right wrist lacerated, posteriors on one side laid open and the other completely lacerated Alahon while engaged starting the engine was caught by the fly-wheel as soon as it began to move, and thrown right across the bed-plate of the engine. On the next turn of the engine the crank caught him and caused his death. He had no right to be near the fly-wheel, as it was specially fenced off to prevent such accidents happening. The band-carriage moved while Ellis was on it, examining a log, through his having left the starting-lever unlocked. When he noticed the carriage moving he tried to get to the lever, but was too late. He was carried on to the saw by the moving carriage, and cut to pieces. The elevator-wheel was being turned by means of a screwjack : Probert was assisting by standing on the inverted buckets on the inside of the wheel. When taking a fresh grip with his jack a lever was put in to hold the wheel, but it slipped out. The weight of sand in the uptake buckets caused the wheel to revolve the reverse way, and Probert was carried round by it and crushed. He received such injuries as to cause his death an hour and a half afterwards. Elevator-wheel George bert; years Pro26 14th July, 1908 : both legs broken, and severe internal injuries