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Return of Accidents to Waterside Workers reported to the Marine Department during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1910.

Date. Port. Name of Person injured. Nature of Injury, fatal or otherwis Name of Person injured. Nature of Injury, fatal or otherwise. ! -fiace wnere acci occurred. Place where Accident occurred. Particulars as to Accident and its Cause, and Verdict of Jury if Inquest held. Particulars as to .Occident and its Cause, and Verdict of Jury if Inquest held. _l_ I J_ J l_ 1909. -April 5 Auckland . . „ 5 -Auckland . . „ 13 Greymouth „ 14 -Auckland . . „ 16 Greymouth „ 16 Napier „ 29 Greymouth May 12 Lytteton . . „ 14 Greymouth „ 22 WeUington „ 25 .Auckland .. „ 25 Greymouth „ 27 iiuckland . . „ 27 Lyttelton .. June 5 Timaru ,, 7 Timaru ,, 15 Timaru „ 21 ftAuckland . . „ 23 Lyttelton . . Aug. 2 Greymouth „ 3 Greymouth „ 11 Lyttelton . . ,, 12 Greymouth „ 18 Greymouth „ 19 Lyttelton . . „ 26 -Auckland . . Sept. 2 Lyttelton . . „ 3 .Auckland . . ,, 3 Greymouth „ 6 j Auckland . . „ * 9 WeUington ,, 11 WeUington ,, 13 Lyttelton . . „ 17 WeUington „ 17 Greymouth ,, 24 Greymouth „ 24 Greymouth „ 28 -Auckland .. „ 28 Auckland . . Oct. 1 Greymouth „ 4 ; Auckland .. „ 7 Greymouth „ 18 Greymouth Nov. 1 | Timaru „ 8 Greymouth — Trembath .. Injured stomach Joseph Whiteman .. Bruises William Hannam . . j Injured foot — Hancock . . ' Fractured pelvis Robert Leach . . I Injured leg J. Pearson .. ... Broken nose and bruises W T alter G. Vile . . Injured thumb Charles KeUy . . Injured hand .. Fred Williams .. I Injured back Thomas A. Calderwood i Injured thigh .. i P. Gillard .. .. i Broken leg . . A. E. Jones . . i Injured hand .. j WiUiam Mann .. j Injured knee . . : WiUiam McConnell .. i Broken ankle .. ! J. GuUnan . . .. I Injured back . . I A. MUler .. .. j Effects of fall .. .. i W. J. Palmer ... I Broken leg . . ! H. Morrow .. ! Sprained ankle .. .. . . I W T . Norton .. .. ! Injured head .. i F. W T einberg .. I Injured finger .. .. ! J. McCarthy .. Injured chest . . j Joseph Smart .. Injured head .. | Geo. Masters . . Broken leg .. | J. Christie . . .. Injured finger .. .. — Easton .. .. Injured foot Charles Murray . . Broken thigh . . F. Sadler .. .. j Injured finger .. .. .. ' .Alfred Brookes . . Severely injured foot . . ! D. CoUaghan .. Injured head John Briarly . . Injured spine severely M. E. Nolan .. Injured head James Tasker .. Fractured skuU ; kiUed .. G. Norton .. .. Injured knee John Dowsett .. j Broken thigh Fred WiUiams . . : Injured leg .. [ William Jackson .. Injured head . . I Jos. Hunter .. Bruised .. I Isaac Watts . . Scalded .. i WiUiam Winder . . Scalded and strained stomach .. i James W. Walker . . Injured hand J. WiUiams .. Injured head Evan Gale . . .'. Injured hand H. MiUard .. .. Injured toe J. KeUy .. .. Crushed toe S. A. Coburn .. Injured fingers Auckland .. .Auckland .. .. j Greymouth .. ! Auckland .. .. i Greymouth .. , Napier .. , Greymouth Lyttelton .. Greymouth .. | Wellington .. ! Devonport • .. ■ Greymouth .. ! Auckland .. .. | Lyttelton . . .. i Timaru .. ! Timaru Timaru Auckland .. Lyttelton .. Greymouth .. j Greymouth .. I Lyttelton .. .. | Greymouth .. | Greymouth • •'• Lyttelton .. .. j Auckland .. .. ! Lyttelton ; Auckland .. .. j Greymouth .. ! Auckland .. .. I WeUington .. j Wellington .. | Lyttelton .. .. ! Wellington Greymouth Greymouth Greymouth Auckland .. Auckland .. Greymouth ftAuckland .. Greymouth Greymouth Timaru Greymouth Struck by sling of wheat. .. | Fell into hold of " Tokomaru," and was badly bruised. .. i Jammed between iron rails. .. FeU off the wharf. Fell and twisted his leg. The hatches fell down the hold and struck him. Crushed in cargo. .. j Strained whilst loading coal into a truck. .. ; Was knocked off a timber- wagon. .. ] Kicked by a horse. .. | Fell whilst carrying a plank. .. [ Jammed in cargo. .. I Crushed whilst working cargo. .. A sack of grain fell on his foot. .. ! Slipped and his cargo hook ran into his back. Fell off a railway-truck. A bag of wheat fell from a truck and struck his leg. A bag of copra fell on his foot. Slipped and fell. .. i Crushed between yardarm rope and winch-end. .. ' Struck by a case of goods in a sling. Result of a fall. .. . Knocked down by a wagon, the wheel passing over his leg. . . ] Crushed between cases of goods. .. | A weight fell out of a sling and bruised his toes. .. J A heavy wheel fell on him. .. ' Injured by ragged end of cargo-fall. .. j A bale fell off a trolly on to his foot. .. ! Slipped off a coke-shoot. .. ; A sack of bottles fell out of a sling and struck him. .. i Fell from a stack of cases. Fell in the hold of the s.s. " Arawa." .. j Effects of a fall. .. j Was struck by a bale of wool which fell out of a sling. Crushed against hatch by sling of iron. Knocked off a truck and struck his head on rails. Fell off a truck on to the wharf. | While cleaning the inside of one of the boilers of the " Fifeshire," steam was suddenly turned on, and Watts was severely scalded on both legs ; and in ( struggle to get out of boiler Winder strained himself. Crushed. Knocked off a staging by basket of coal. Jammed between buffers of railway-wagons. Crushed beneath sling of timber. A truck ran over his toe. , Crushed by case of goods.