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No. 5.—Return of Non-fatal Accidents in connection with Machinery during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1910.

Name and Address of Owner. Description of Machinery. j Name and Age of Person injured. Date of Accident and Nature of Injury. Cause of Accident, and Remarks. S. Luke and Co. (Limited), Wellington Shearing Robert Hamilton ; 22 years 6th April, 1909; thumb crushed and nail torn off Hamilton was punching a piece of plate, and by some means got his right thumb between the shears and the plate. Through inattention Connelly's fingers touched the ironer. P. Wills and Sons, Wellington Shirt-ironing .. Daisy Connelly ; 15 years John Petrie; 31 years 14th April, 1909 ; fingers slightly burned P. and D. Duncan (Limited), Christchurch Turning-lathe .. 14th April, 1909 ; fingers severely burnt While polishing a pulley with the aid of a stick, Petrie's left hand was caught between the rest and the lathe. While engaged on his work at the machine, Austin's hand came in contact with a moving belt, the fastener of which lacerated his hand. Looney's finger was crushed through his hand slipping while working at this machine. The top of finger had to be amputated. The tool Taylor was using jarred, and caused his hand to slip in between the piece of wood in the lathe and the lathe-rest. Bartholomew was splitting a piece of timber, when it came back over the saw and struck him under the right ear. Armstrong's jacket caught in a key of the winch and drew his arm in, breaking it. Davey was cutting a piece of wood, when it slipped, causing his left thumb to come into contact with the saw. Eoot's hand slipped while working the machine, and was caught in the drill. While Sherriff was working the machine the left sleeve of his jacket caught on the head of the rest and drew his arm in. Callick put his hand on the cutter while engaged at his work, and had two of his fingers cut. While at work at the millingmachine Marshall turned to speak to another employee behind, and while thus engaged his right hand came in contact with the pinions of the machine. Through inattention while working at the machine Early's right index-finger got under the stamper. While engaged at the machine, the belt of the threshingmill, owing to the drizzling rain, slipped from the pulley and struck Krammer on the head, fracturing his skull. Brown had his hand below the cutter of the machine, when a' boy accidently started it, causing the knife to come down on his left wrist. Clover's right hand slipped and came in contact with the knives of the machine. Wilson's Portland Cement Company (Limited), Warkworth Drying and Pulverising J. Austin ; 20 years 19th April, 1909; hand injured S. Luke and Co. (Limited), Wellington Drilling Wm. Looney ; 18 years 19th April, 1909; finger crushed W. Crabtree and Sons, Wellington Wood - turning lathe Chas. Taylor ; 27 years 20th April, 1909; fingers cut P. Bartholomew, WeraCircular saw Cyril Bartholomew ; 19 years 28th April, 1909 ; ear injured roa Collins Bros, and Co. (Limited), Wellington Electric winch Alex. Armstrong ; 14 years P. Davey ; 19 years 30th April, 1909 ; arm broken D. Robertson and Co. (Limited), Wellington Bandsaw 17th May, 1909; thumb cut Alex. Ross and Co., Wellington Drilling Walter M. Foot; 24 years Jos. Sherriff; 16 years 21st May, 1909; finger jammed J. Johnston and Sons (Limited), Invercargill Bolt-screwing .. 25th May, 1909 ; arm broken Alliance Box Company (Limited), Dunedin Grooving wood A. Callick ; 20 years 26th May, 1909; fingers cut A. and T. Burt (Limited), Dunedin Milling B. Marshall; 21 years 9th June, 1909; thumb crushed Sargood, Son, and Ewen (Limited), Dunedin Sole-stamping .. Alfred Early; 14 years 9th June, 1909; finger crushed C. Stade, Motueka Threshing and chaffcutting Wm. Krammer; 29 years 12th June, 1909; skull fractured C. M. Banks (Limited), Wellington Guillotine papercutter Geo. Brown ; 28 years 16th June, 1909; hand severed W. G. Bassett, Wanganui Sash and door buzzer T. Clover; 24 years 18th June, 1909; top of thumb cut off and forefinger lacerated 10th July, 1909; finger cut Aulsebrook and Co., Christchurch Cream-mixer .. Bella Craig; 21 Craig's fingers came into con- - tact with the beaters of the mixer while in motion. Two of the fingers of Poskitt's right hand were caught in the lathe-rest while in motion. years A. and T. Burt (Limited), Dunedin Turret-lathe Harry Poskitt; 15 years 13th July, 1909; fingers crushed 9