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No. 5.—Return of Non-fatal Accidents in connection with Machinery during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1911.

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I Name ami Address of Owner. Description of Machinery. Name and Age of Person injured. ! Date of Accident mid Nature of Injury. I Canst of Accident, and Remarke. Wanganui Brewery Company (Limited ). Pulp-washer .. Roy Brooke : 20 years .. 5th April, 1910 ; leg broken .. While trying to shift the belt on the machine Brooke's foot got Wanganui entangled in the loose end of the belt. He was drawn round the shaft, and had his left leg broken. William Cubic and Co., Kaiwarra .. Rotary pump . . R. Robertson ; 21 years . . Ttli April. 1910 ; arm broken .. Robertson was putting a belt on a pulley when his thumb was caught between the belt and the pulley, and his arm drawn in. His arm was broken, and ho had also the top of the thumb taken off. P. and 1). Duncan (Limited), Christ- Grindstone .. Fredeiiek Newman ; 22 years.. !)th April, 1910 ; thumb injured .. Through not having the rest properly adjusted. Newman had his church thumb crushed between stone and rest. Grand Junction Gold-mining Company Generator .. .lohnSnow; 35 years .. 10th April, 1910; face injured .. While working at the machine, a gun-metal ring burst on the genc(Limited), Waihi rator when it was revolving at a high speed, and struck Know on the side of his face. Ross and Glendining (Limited). Roelyn Washing .. .. John Black ; 31 years .. 11th April, 1910 : nail- torn off .. When putting blankets in the machine Black's fingers were caught in the rollers, two of the finger-nails on his left hand being toi Onohunga Sawmilling Company (Li- Circular saw .. William Clarke ; 16 years .. 19th April, 1910; thumb cut off . . Clarke permitted his thumb to come in contact with the saw while mitedj, Onehunga he was under the saw-bench. Nelson Harbour Board, The Port .. Dredge .. .. George Young ; 40 years .. 19th April, 1910; brain injured .. While assisting to put shaft of pump in position a beam fell, striking Young on ig concussion of the brain. Southland Engineering Company, Inver- Circular saw .. Oscar Pedlar : 20 years .. 20th April. 1910 ; fin .. When cutting timber Pedlar's hand slipped, and came in o< cargill with the saw, the fore linger of his right hand being cut. Wilson's Portland Cement Company (Li- Crushing-rolls .. L. Oakes ; 60 year- . . . . -Ith .May. 1910 ; iocs crushed .. In working at the machine, Oakes's left foot was caught in the mited), Warkworth rolls, causing injury to his toes. Meyer and lllingworth, Wellington .. Shaping .. .. Robert Ready; Hi years .. 6th May, 1910; hand injured .. Ready's hand came in contact with the: knives of the machine, when several of his fingers were injured. Lambert Bros., Kensington .. .. Pipe-making . . John Baker ; 33 years . . 12th May, 191(1 ; toot injured .. Baker was feeding clay into the machine, when his left foot was caught by it and severely injured. Wilson's Portland Cement Company (Li- Clinker-cooler .. George-Tappin; 26 years .. J7th .May. 11> 10 ; arm and chest While clearing the coke from the hot clinkers Tappin fell on the mitcd), Warkworth burnt hot mass and was burned. Mational Mortgage and Agency Company Steam-engine .. John Baillie; 46 years .. 19th May, 1910 ; head injured .. Baillie was turning the engine with the hand gear, and had not shut of New Zealand ( Limited). Longburn the stop-valve. The engine started suddenly, through a sudden strain on the hand gear, the handle of which struck Baillie on « the head. Wilsons Portland Cement Company (Li- Screwing .. A. Whitham ; 16 years .. 20t!i May, 1910; thumb bruised .. Whitham's left thumb was caught in the cogs of the machine. mited), Warkworth New Zealand Paper - mills (Limited), Paper-mill .. James W'illan ; ('0 years .. 25th .May. 1910: thumb injured .. When assisting to put the bait on the pulley Willau's right thumb Auckland was caught between the belt and pulley. A. and T. Burt (Limited), Dunedin .. Turret lathe . . E. K. Fail; 17 years .. 27th May. 1910 : hand cut . . While Fail was drilling, his right hand slipped on to part of the lathe in motion, causing the injury. New Plymouth Sash, Door, and Timber Hand-planing . . Cecil Treakes ; 29 years .. 31st May, 1910 : hand injured . . Through Treakes not using the plate-guard on the machine his Company (Limited), New Plymouth left hand came in contact, with the knives, causing the loss of three fingers. <!. M. Banks (Limited), Wellington .. Label-cutting .. William Lennon : 15 years .. 22nd June, 1910 : lingers crushed Lennon, while working at this machine, allowed his fingers to get between the stamp and top of cutters, when the fingers of hi.left hand were badly crushed. Dispatch Foundry (Limited), Greymouth Motor-wagon .. Arthur Bustard: 21 years .. 22nd June, 1910: hand lost .. While stooping to oil the engine Bustard's left wrist came between two revolving cog-wheels. The hand was so severely injured that it had to be amputated.