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Directors " Woodford House School," Havelock North Hydro-extractor .. David McDonald : 27 years .. 21st July, 1911 : arm amputated McDonald stepped forward to stop the hydro-extractor. He slipped and threw out his arm to save himself, when his hand was caught in the revolving cage of the machine. His aim was wrenched off at the elbow, and later on it had to be amputated a few inches below the shoulder. While engaged oiling the churn Vole got his fingers crushed in the gearing of the machine. Three of them were so severely injured that they had to be amputated. Archibald was turning a trolly-wheel in the turning-lathe, when the wheel fell out of the chuck, crushing his fingers. Armstrong attempted to get into the cage of the lift while it was in motion, but failed to do so, and was caught by it and had his hip severely bruised. Burgess had the middle finger of his left hand crushed between the timber and the saw-belt when working at the saw-bench. Through inattention, Armstrong's left hand got between two pinions of the machine, and had two of the fingers crushed. Young was attending to the lubrication of shaft when his clothing was caught by it. He was wound around the shafting until his clothing gave way. He was bruised all over his body, but had no bones broken. Lineham was oiling the machinery while it was in motion, when his shirt-sleeve was caught by the belting. One of his arms and parts of his body were considerably bruised. When Pearce was planing a piece of timber the second finger oi his left hand was caught by the rollers. A workman started the machine, not knowing that Bain had his right hand on it. Bain's hand was crushed by the compressor, necessitating the amputation of portion of the first three fingers. Leather's hand was caught by the clip of the air-compressor belt, injuring the ringers. The timber Jlburn was planing slipped and brought his left hand into contact with the knives of the machine, causing injury to several of his fingers. Bennett was attempting to shift the saw-guard while the saw was running, when his left hand slipped on to the saw and was severed at the wrist. Whilst grinding a cotter at an emery wheel Smith's finger was caught between the rest and emery wheel, and lacerated. While working at the mangle Gregg's hand was caught in the mangle and crushed so severely that it had to be amputated. Mrs. Pezaro was stepping on to lift from the second floor when the lift-attendant must have inadvertently touched the starting, lever before she got into the cage. She was caught between lift-floor and overhead boarding, and afterwards precipitated on to the outside floor. Rump was working the machme when his left hand was caught between the rollers, three fingers being crushed. Graves was trying to put a belt on a pulley in motion when his right arm got in between the belting- and the pulley, fracturing both bones in the arm. Nolan was repairing a locomotive, and had gone into the pit underneath to look for a leak in the firebox. To get a better look at part of the engine he gave orders for it to be moved a little. It was being moved when he got pinned between the engine and a board that had been placed across the pit. He had an arm fractured and several ribs broken. Mangorei Co-operative Dairy Factory (Limited), New Plymouth Dairy factory James Vole ; 21 years 26th July, 1911; fingers amputated P. and D. Duncan (Limited), Christchurch Ross and Glendining (Limited), Auckland Turning-lathe Alexander Archibald ; 18 years 9th August, 1911 ; fingers crushed Electric lift Walter Armstrong ; 17 years .. 11th August, 1911 ; body bruised Kauri Timber Company (Limited), Kohukohu Ross and Glendining (Limited), Dunedin Crosscut circular saw Tony Burgess ; 24 years 17th August, 1911 ; finger injured Wringing William Armstrong ; 39 years 19th August, 1911 ; fingers crushed Wilson's Portland Cement Company (Limited), Warkworth Friction- winch countershaft Herbert Young ; 36 years 21st August, 1911 ; body bruised.. Mace and Nicholson, Wellington Stone-crushing Thomas Lineham : 23 years .. 28th August, 1911 ; body and arm bruised Parker and Jones, Christchurch Planing F. C. Pearce ; 22 years 4th September, 1911; finger crushed Anderson's Limited, Lyttelton Hydraulic riveting Thomas Bain ; 23 years 11th .September, 191 1; hand crushed Waihi Gold-mining Company (Limited), Waihi Sam Aburn and Sons, Dunedin Quartz-crushing G. Leather ; 40 years 13th September, 1911 : fingers injured 14th September, 1911 ; fingers injured Woodworking C. R. Aburn ; 37 years Robert Holt and Sons, Napier Circular saw Frank Bennett; 16 years 14th September, 1911 : hand cut off Waihi Gold-mining Company (Limited), Waihi Mrs. E. V, Couehman, Petone Emery grinder W. Smith ; 22 years 15th September, 1911 ; finger injured 18th September, 1911 ; hand amputated 25th September, 1911: body bruised Mangle Ivy Gregg ; 23 years Arthur M. Myers, Auckland Electric elevator .. Mrs. Pezaro ; 33 years Skelton, Prostick, and Co. (Limited), Christchurch Palmerston North Fresh Food and Cooling Stores (Limited), Palmerston North Takapuna Tramways and Perry Company (Limited), Auckland Leather-splitting .. H. Rump ; 35 years. . 27th September, 1911 ; fingers crushed 30th September, 1911; arm broken Refrigerator C. W. Graves ; 24 years Locomotive E. Nolan ; 33 years 25th October, 1911 ; arm fractured