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No. 5.—Return of Non-fatal Accidents in connection with Machinery, etc.— continued.

Name and Address of Owner. Description of Machinery. Name and Age of Person injured. Date of Accident, and Nature of injury. Cause of Accident, and Remarks. i I Stevenson and Cook, Port Chalmers .. Main shafting .. Philip Middleditch; 19 years.. 30th October, 1911 ; legs fractured Middleditch was engaged shifting the position of a set of chain blocks near the main driving-shaft when his clothing was caught by the shafting. He was whirled round several times, and his legs, coming into contact with a beam, were both broken. When going up on the goods-lift Plummer allowed his foot to project over the outside edge of the flooring of the cage on which he was standing. When ascending it was caught on the first floor and bruised. Bryant lost the tips of two of his fingers through contact with the knives of the machine. Smart was cleaning the machine while it was in motion, when his hand was drawn into the gearing. His hand was so badly crushed that it had to be amputated. When working at the saw Gambling's hand slipped and came in contact with the saw, causing a flesh wound. Surrell attempted to adjust the guide while the saw was in motion, when his left hand was caught by the saw, causing injury to three of his fingers. A can-body got jambed in the machine, and Myers tried to take it out without stopping the machine when he got his finger injured. Whilst attending to the oil-engine McNeish's coat was caught in the belting and was drawn round the shaft. His body was bruised, and he also suffered slight concussion of the brain. Woods had three fingers of right hand injured while working at the machine. In attempting to remove a piece of dough that was sticking to the underside of the cutter, whilst the machine was in motion, Hudson's middle finger of right hand was caught between the cutter and bedplate and crushed. Home allowed his coat to get caught by the shafting, when he was wound around it. His arm was fractured and afterwards amputated. When working at the shaper McDavitt's right hand slipped and came into contact with the knife of the machine, causing the loss of the thumb at first joint and three of the fingers. Stone was leaning over the side of the lift-well to adjust a rope which had fouled when the descending cage of the lift caught his head, fracturing his skull and doing injury to his cheek and the back of his head. Greenslade's clothing caught on the shafting, drew him in, and his body was badly bruised. No bones were broken. When working at the machine Norton's left hand was caught in the flax-stripper and crushed. While reaching over to remove a sheet of tin McKenzie accidentally put his foot on the starting-treadle, causing the knife to come down on his finger. White was cleaning the loom while in motion when the crank caught her hair ribbon and hair, causing injury to her scalp. John Court (Limited), Auckland .. Hydraulic goods-lift H. Plummer ; 24 years 4th November, 1911 ; foot injured J Clutha Timber and Hardware Company Buzzer .. A. Bryant (Limited), Balclutha Oamaru Woollen Factory Company Spinning-mule .. R. J. Smart: 15 years (Limited), Oamaru 4th November, 1911; fingers injured 4th November, 1911 ; left hand injured ' Le Manquais, Lamb, and Co., Paeroa.. Band saw .. I A. Gambling ; 19 years Andrew Miller, Nelson .. .. Saw-bench .. William Surrell; 39 years ■ 8th November, 1911; hand injured 9th November, 1911; fingers injured Murrays Limited, Invercargill .. Can-body former .. Charles Myers ; 18 years 9th November, 1911 ; finger injured 11th November, 1911 ; brain injured and body bruised The Western Taieri Land Drainage Oil-engine .. Samuel McNeish; 43 years .. Board, Mosgiel Aulsebrook and Co., Christchurch .. Milk-chocolate re- J. Woods ; 20 years fining Aulsebrook and Co., Christchurch .. Biscuit-cutting .. Edward Hudson ; 26 years 13th November, 1911; fingers injured 13th November, 1911 ; finger injured ._._...._... _. . . loth November, 1911 ; left arm mutilated Dalgety and Co. (Limited), Blenheim .. Petrol-engine .. j H. H. Home ; 34 years Green, McLean, and Beaven (Limited), Shaper .. .. j F. McDavitt; 21 years Wanganui 27th November, 1911 ; hand injured L. D. Nathan and Co., Auckland .. Electric lift . . James Stone ; 42 years 27th November, 1911 ; skull fractured ■ Frank Greenslade and Co., Nelson .. Gas-engine .. | William Greenslade; 27 years.. 4th December, 1911 ; body bruised A. and L. Seifert's Flax-dressing Com- Flax-dressing . . James Norton; 23 years pany (Limited), Shannon Murrays Limited, Invercargill .. Guillotine .. Roy McKenzie; 16 years Oamaru Woollen Factory Company Power-loom .. Mary White; 20 years (Limited), Oamaru 12th December, 1911; hand crushed 16th December, 1,911 ; finger injured 16th December, 1911 ; scalp in- | jured