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Return of Accidents to Waterside Workers reported to the Marine Department during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1912.

Date. Name of Person injured. Nature of Injury : Fatal or otherwise. Place where Accident occurred. Particulars as to Accident and its Cause, and Verdict of Jury if Inquest held. 1911. April 1 1 3 6 6 7 8 15 15 15 20 24 27 28 29 Mav 2 9 9 13 20 20 25 25 25 27 June 1 2 5 6 „ 7 10 10 12 13 13 14 14 14 16 J. Scott . . N. S. Hempstalk .. A. McCormack F. Saddler Thomas Bidout W. Chandler C. W. Wadman .. C. Malune S. Bamford T. A. Smith William M. Henry J. McGurk W. Knott J. Smythe A. Beaumont J. McSwain William Jones R. Glen J. Grassam William Byrne J. Johnson M. Franklin W. Smith S. C. Gibson J. Halliday F. Ball J. Keane William Galland .. R, Ford J. Flynn H. Goodman William Blanche .. J. A. Sheppard J. Davy .. W. Strange Thomas Prosser .. John Buchanan A. Rodgers William Brewer Crushed finger .. Shght injury Crushed leg Injured leg Broken rib Injured leg Injured foot Slight injury Slight injury Rupture Injured hip Crushed foot Injured wrist Bruised body Crushed thumb Gashed nose Burnt arms and face Injured fingers Wounded head Injured hand Strained back Injured back Injured foot Broken leg Injured hand Fractured ribs Injured finger Injured hand Crushed foot Injured head Dislocated shoulder Lacerated fingers Injured leg Injured thigh Bruised leg Crushed Bruised leg Bruised leg Killed .. Lyttelton Lyttelton Lyttelton .. j Lyttelton .. ' Wellington .. j Wanganui .. I Wanganui .. | Lyttelton .. ! Lyttelton .. j Greymouth .. j Auckland Greymouth Lyttelton Greymouth Lyttelton Wanganui Auckland Greymouth Greymouth Greymouth Greymouth Wellington Lyttelton Wellington Wellington Greymouth Wanganui Greymouth Greymouth Lyttelton Lyttelton Lyttelton Lyttelton Nelson Nelson Auckland Auckland Greymouth Lyttelton Finger squeezed between lever of railway points. Knocked out of a truck by a basket of coal. Leg jammed between railway-wagon and chute. Piece of timber fell out of a sling and hit his leg. Kicked by a horse. Leg jammed by sling of timber. Struck on foot by roll of spouting. Shng of timber jammed him against a truck. Sling of timber jammed him against a truck. Injured while lifting fore-and-aft beam. Struck by a sling of cement. Piece of timber fell out of a shng on to his foot. He fell on his hand. A sling of timber fell on him. His thumb was jammed between sling of timber and railway-truck. His hook slipped whilst handling a large case. Flames blew out through furnace door. While coupling up wagon he got his fingers caught. Piece of timber fell out of a sling on to his head. Piece of timber fell out of a sling and struck his hand. Injured whilst hauling a shng in hold. A truckload of nails slipped, and the truck-handle struck him on back. A lump of coal struck his foot. Struck by a sling of cargo. His hook slipped and pierced a vein in his hand. Fell off a truck on the wharf. He injured his finger whilst trucking cargo. Struck with hook from sling. A piece of timber fell on his foot. His mate fell off a truck and struck him with hook. Fell down hold. Had his fingers ripped by a frayed snauter. A case fell on his leg. Whilst discharging sleepers one struck him on thigh. Whilst discharging sleepers one struck him on thigh. Crushed by shng of basic slag. Struck by bag of basic slag. Hit by sling of timber. Lump of coal fell on his head. Coroner's verdict, " Accidentally killed by a lump coal falling on his head on the s.s. ' Ngatoro.' " Struck by a piece of flying timber. Got hit by a sling of timber. Struck on hand by a lump of coal. Struck on hand by chain-hook. Struck by a sling of timber. Struck by an empty basket. i 16 16 „ . 26 27 29 July 6 M. Gibbins A. McDowell A. E. Jones William Rose W. Maxwell R. Savage Bruised face Bruised leg Crushed hand Bruised hand Scalp wound .. Injured back and bruised loins Greymouth Greymouth Greymouth Greymouth Hokianga Wanganui