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No. 5.—Return of Non-fatal Accidents in connection with Machinrey during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1913.

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. H. B. Kirk, Timaru Brickmaking James E. Thomas ; 28 years 2nd April, 1912 ; arm injured .. Thomas's arm was caught by the knives of the machine while he was attempting to extract a broken knife. His arm was severely lacerated and broken at the wrist. 3rd April, 1912 ; thumb injured .. Chapman lost the point of his right thumb through contact with the saw. 9th April. 1912 ; hand injured .. Peters got the back of his left hand lacerated through its being jammed between the rest of the lathe and the piece of machinery he was turning. loth April, 1912 ; collar-bone and While engaged oiling the bearings of the shafting, Low's clothes leg injured were caught by the bolts of the shaft-coupling. He was wound round the shaft and had his collaf-bone fractured and one leg severely cut. 19th April, 1912 ; arm lost .. By some means Oketopo allowed his left arm to be drawn into the scutcher. 19th April, 1912 ; hair torn out .. Clarkson was leaning over to pick up something under the machine when her hair was caught by the revolving shaft. 22nd April, 1912 ; hand injured .. When working at the saw Yates's hand came into contact with it. Robertson and Co. (Limited), Wellington Circular saw C. Chapman ; 16 years David Murray and Co., Wanganui Lathe ., Thomas Peters ; 60 years .. | Seagar Bros., Auckland Main line-shafting. . E. Q. Low; 16 years .. | James Paterson, Te Puke Flax-mill Solomon Oketopo ; 1 8 years .. Steel and Co., Dunedin Shafting for driving sewing-machines Rip-saw Jessie Clarkson ; 21 vears .. ! The Premier Joinery Manufacturing Company (Limited), Auckland Alexander Murdoch, Dunedin W. Yates ; 18 years George Murdoch ; 38 years .. 26th April, 1912 ; arm fractured Murdoch was putting the belt on the machine when his left arm was caught between the belt and the pulley. 9th May, 1912 ; hand injured .. Metcalf was attempting to pick up something under the table below the moving bed of the machine when his hand was caught between the moving bed and frame. 10th May, 1912 ; back and legs in- j Haig opened the doors of the lift-well at the bottom flat, and, jured thinking that the cage was there, stepped out and fell to the bottom of the well. His back and legs were badly bruised. I 14th May, 1912 ; fingers injured.. ; Bayliss's left hand was caught between a plate and the machine. The second and third fingers of his left hand were crushed. ; 14th May, 1912 ; face and chest in- ■ Laurie was grinding knives on the grindstone when it flew in pieces. jured Some of the fragments struck him on the face, nose, and chest. 18th May, 1912 ; leg crushed .. \ Mardell was caught in a belt and drawn on to the shaft. His leg was so badly crushed that it had to be amputated above the knee. I 21st May, 1912 ; leg injured .. When working on the elevator Edwards's leg came into contact with the moving parts of the motor and was lacerated. 30th May, 1912 ; leg broken .. ! Lloyd fell from the engine while it was moving and had his leg broken, i 3rd June. 1912 ; finger cut .. Fischer was oiling the cogs while they were in motion under the saw- bench, when his finger was caught by them. 18th June, 1912 ; fingers injured.. ! When feeding the saw Godby's left hand slipped and came into contact with the saw. Three of his fingers were slightly cut. 20th June, 1912 ; fingers cut .. j Watt's hand came in contact with the saw. 24th June, 1912 ; finger injured .. Zoukra inadvertently placed his left hand on the moving cogs of the machine. 25th June, 1912 ; body bruised .. A set-screw on a shaft-coupling caught the pocket of Douglas's coat and he was drawn in towards the shaft. ! 26th June, 1912 ; thumb cut ... [ Skerratt's thumb was caught by the saw. Sieving Aulsebrook and Co., Christchurch Power confectionerycutting H. Metcalf ; 21 years Australian Mutual Provident Society, Dunedin Electric lift Joseph Haig ; 74 years A. and T. Burt (Limited), Dunedin . . Boilermakers' plateshears Grindstone Andrew Bayliss ; 16 years .. | Chamberlain and Laurie Bros., Orawia.. J. W. Laurie ; 36 years .. ; The Champion Company (Limited), Wellington Sugar-disintegrating mill Charles Mardell; 20 years Tumbull and Jones (Limited),Wellington Motor on electric elevator Haulmg-engine . . j Thomas Edwards; 21 years .. i McCallum and Co., Invercargill I Richard Lloyd ; 28 years Leyland-O'Brien Timber Company (Limited), Auckland Alliance Box Company (Limited), Dunedin Powley and Keast, Dunedin The Champion Company (Limited), Wellington Aulsebrook and Co., Christchurch Recutting-saw Circular saw Circular saw Bean-husker Joseph Fischer ; 21 years Robert Godby ; 18 years I George Watt, 25 years j E. Zoukra ; 20 years Shaft in gum-jube department Box crosscut saw . . . Thomas Douglas ; 16 years .. P. Skerratt; 34 years D. Goldie and Sons, Auckland